G4FConicalSurface.hh

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// Class G4FConicalSurface
//
// Class description:
// 
// Definition of a generic conical surface.
/*
       Position.axis|
                    |
      --         ---|---   small_radius  
    l  |        /   |   \
    e  |       /    |    \
    n  |      /     |     \
    g  |     /      |      \
    t  |    /       |       \
    h  |   /        |        \
      --   ---------|---------  large_radius
                 Position
*/
 
// The code for G4FConicalSurface has been derived from the original
// implementation in the "Gismo" package.
//
// Author:  Alan Breakstone
// Adaptation: J.Sulkimo, P.Urban.
// Revisions by: L.Broglia, G.Cosmo.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef __FCONIC_H
#define __FCONIC_H
 
#include "G4PointRat.hh"
#include "G4Axis2Placement3D.hh"
#include "G4Surface.hh"
 
class G4FConicalSurface : public G4Surface
{
 
 public:  // with description
  
  G4FConicalSurface();
  virtual ~G4FConicalSurface();
    // Default constructor and destructor.
 
  G4FConicalSurface( const G4Point3D& o, const G4Vector3D& a,
             G4double l, G4double sr, G4double lr );
    // o : origin of the G4FConicalSurface.
    // a : axis of the G4FConicalSurface.
    // l : length of the G4FConicalSurface.
    // sl: small radius of the G4FConicalSurface.
    // lr: large radius of the G4FConicalSurface.
 
  virtual G4Vector3D SurfaceNormal( const G4Point3D& p ) const; 
    // Returns the normal to the surface on point p.
 
  G4int Inside( const G4Vector3D& x ) const;
    // Returns 0 if point x is outside G4ConicalSurface, 1 if Inside.
 
  inline G4String GetEntityType() const;
    // Returns the type identifier.
 
  virtual const char* Name() const;
    // Returns the class type name.
 
  virtual void PrintOn( std::ostream& os = G4cout ) const;
    // Printing function.
 
  G4int operator==( const G4FConicalSurface& c ) const;
    // Equality operator.
 
  G4int Intersect( const G4Ray& ry );
    // Counts the number of intersections of a bounded conical surface by a ray.
    // At first, calculates the intersections with the semi-infinite 
    // conical surface; then, it counts the intersections within the
    // finite conical surface boundaries, and sets the "distance" to the 
    // closest distance from the start point to the nearest intersection.
    // If the point is on the surface it returns or the intersection with
    // the opposite surface or kInfinity.
    // If no intersection is found, it sets distance = kInfinity and returns 0.
 
  void CalcBBox();
    // Computes the bounding-box.
 
  virtual G4double HowNear( const G4Vector3D& x ) const;
    // Computes the shortest distance from the point x to the G4FConicalSurface.
    // The distance will always be positive.
    // This function works only with Cone axis equal (0,0,1) or (0,0,-1),
    // it projects the surface and the point on the x,z plane and computes
    // the distance in analytical way.
 
  virtual G4int WithinBoundary( const G4Vector3D& x ) const;
    // Returns 1 if the point x is within the boundary, returns 0 otherwise.
 
  virtual G4double Scale() const;
    // Returns the size of a G4FConicalSurface.
    // Used for Scale-invariant tests of surface thickness.
    // If the small radius is zero, returns the large radius.
 
  virtual G4double Area() const;
    // Calculates the area of a G4FConicalSurface.
 
  virtual void resize( G4double l, G4double sr, G4double lr );
    // Changes the radii and length of the G4FConicalSurface.
    //  - l  (input) argument: the new length
    //  - sr (input) argument: the new small radius
    //  - lr (input) argument: the new large radius
 
 
  inline G4double GetLength()      const;
  inline G4double GetSmallRadius() const;
  inline G4double GetLargeRadius() const;
  inline G4double GetTan_Angle()   const;
    // Accessors to dimensions of the G4FConicalSurface.
 
protected:
 
  G4double length;
    // length of G4FConicalSurface
 
  G4double small_radius;
    // small radius of G4FConicalSurface, can be zero
  G4double large_radius;
    // large radius of G4FConicalSurface, must be greater than the small
    // radius. Note that the angle of the G4ConicalSurface is calculated
    // from these three quantities.
    
  G4Axis2Placement3D Position;
  G4double tan_angle;
 
private:
 
  G4FConicalSurface(const G4FConicalSurface&);
  G4FConicalSurface& operator=(const G4FConicalSurface&);
    // Private copy constructor and assignment operator.
 
};
 
#include "G4FConicalSurface.icc"
 
#endif