G4VITRestDiscreteProcess.hh

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// $Id: G4VITRestDiscreteProcess.hh 64057 2012-10-30 15:04:49Z gcosmo $
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/// \brief Identical to G4VRestDiscreteProcess with dependency from G4VITProcess
//
// WARNING : This class is released as a prototype.
// It might strongly evolve or even disapear in the next releases.
//
// Author: Mathieu Karamitros (kara (AT) cenbg . in2p3 . fr) 
//
// History:
// -----------
// 10 Oct 2011 M.Karamitros created
//
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
#ifndef G4VITRESTDISCRETEPROCESS_H
#define G4VITRESTDISCRETEPROCESS_H
 
#include <CLHEP/Units/SystemOfUnits.h>
 
#include "G4VITProcess.hh"
 
/**
  * Identical to G4VRestDiscreteProcess with dependency from G4VITProcess
  */
 
class G4VITRestDiscreteProcess : public G4VITProcess
{
  //  Abstract class which defines the public behavior of
  //  rest + discrete physics interactions.
  public:
 
     G4VITRestDiscreteProcess(const G4String& ,
                G4ProcessType   aType = fNotDefined );
     G4VITRestDiscreteProcess(G4VITRestDiscreteProcess &);
 
     virtual ~G4VITRestDiscreteProcess();
 
  public :// with description
     virtual G4double PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                             const G4Track& track,
                 G4double   previousStepSize,
                 G4ForceCondition* condition
                );
 
     virtual G4VParticleChange* PostStepDoIt(
                 const G4Track& ,
                 const G4Step&
                );
 
     virtual G4double AtRestGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                             const G4Track& ,
                 G4ForceCondition*
                );
 
     virtual G4VParticleChange* AtRestDoIt(
                 const G4Track& ,
                 const G4Step&
                );
 
     //  no operation in  AlongStepDoIt
     virtual G4double AlongStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                             const G4Track&,
                 G4double  ,
                 G4double  ,
                 G4double& ,
                             G4GPILSelection*
                            ){ return -1.0; }
 
     //  no operation in  AlongStepDoIt
     virtual G4VParticleChange* AlongStepDoIt(
                 const G4Track& ,
                 const G4Step&
                            ) {return 0;}
 
  protected:// with description
     virtual G4double GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track& aTrack,
                             G4double   previousStepSize,
                             G4ForceCondition* condition
                           )=0;
      //  Calculates from the macroscopic cross section a mean
      //  free path, the value is returned in units of distance.
 
     virtual G4double GetMeanLifeTime(const G4Track& aTrack,G4ForceCondition* condition)=0;
      //  Calculates the mean life-time (i.e. for decays) of the
      //  particle at rest due to the occurence of the given process,
      //  or converts the probability of interaction (i.e. for
      //  annihilation) into the life-time of the particle for the
      //  occurence of the given process.
 
  private:
  // hide default constructor and assignment operator as private
      G4VITRestDiscreteProcess();
      G4VITRestDiscreteProcess & operator=(const G4VITRestDiscreteProcess &right);
 
};
 
// -----------------------------------------
//  inlined function members implementation
// -----------------------------------------
inline
 G4double G4VITRestDiscreteProcess::PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                             const G4Track& track,
                 G4double   previousStepSize,
                 G4ForceCondition* condition
                )
{
  if ( (previousStepSize < 0.0) || (fpState->theNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft<=0.0)) {
    // beggining of tracking (or just after DoIt of this process)
    ResetNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft();
  } else if ( previousStepSize > 0.0) {
    // subtract NumberOfInteractionLengthLeft
    SubtractNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft(previousStepSize);
  } else {
    // zero step
    //  DO NOTHING
  }
 
  // condition is set to "Not Forced"
  *condition = NotForced;
 
  // get mean free path
  fpState->currentInteractionLength = GetMeanFreePath(track, previousStepSize, condition);
 
  G4double value;
  if (fpState->currentInteractionLength <DBL_MAX) {
    value = fpState->theNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft * (fpState->currentInteractionLength);
  } else {
    value = DBL_MAX;
  }
#ifdef G4VERBOSE
   if (verboseLevel>1){
    G4cout << "G4VITRestDiscreteProcess::PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength ";
    G4cout << "[ " << GetProcessName() << "]" <<G4endl;
    track.GetDynamicParticle()->DumpInfo();
    G4cout << " in Material  " <<  track.GetMaterial()->GetName() <<G4endl;
    G4cout << "InteractionLength= " << value/CLHEP::cm <<"[cm] " <<G4endl;
  }
#endif
  return value;
}
 
inline G4VParticleChange* G4VITRestDiscreteProcess::PostStepDoIt(
                 const G4Track& ,
                 const G4Step&
                )
{
//  reset NumberOfInteractionLengthLeft
    ClearNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft();
 
    return pParticleChange;
}
 
inline G4double G4VITRestDiscreteProcess::AtRestGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                             const G4Track& track,
                 G4ForceCondition* condition
                )
{
  // beggining of tracking
  ResetNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft();
 
  // condition is set to "Not Forced"
  *condition = NotForced;
 
  // get mean life time
  fpState->currentInteractionLength = GetMeanLifeTime(track, condition);
 
#ifdef G4VERBOSE
   if ((fpState->currentInteractionLength <0.0) || (verboseLevel>2)){
    G4cout << "G4VITRestDiscreteProcess::AtRestGetPhysicalInteractionLength ";
    G4cout << "[ " << GetProcessName() << "]" <<G4endl;
    track.GetDynamicParticle()->DumpInfo();
    G4cout << " in Material  " << track.GetMaterial()->GetName() <<G4endl;
    G4cout << "MeanLifeTime = " << fpState->currentInteractionLength/CLHEP::ns << "[ns]" <<G4endl;
  }
#endif
 
  return fpState->theNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft * (fpState->currentInteractionLength);
}
 
 
inline G4VParticleChange* G4VITRestDiscreteProcess::AtRestDoIt(
                 const G4Track&,
                 const G4Step&
                )
{
//  clear NumberOfInteractionLengthLeft
    ClearNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft();
 
    return pParticleChange;
}
 
 
 
#endif