G4IonCoulombScatteringModel.hh

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//  G4IonCoulombScatteringModel.hh
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// GEANT4 Class header file
//
// File name:    G4IonCoulombScatteringModel 
//
// Author:  Cristina Consolandi
//
// Creation date: 05.10.2010 from G4eCoulombScatteringModel 
//              & G4CoulombScatteringModel
//
//
// Class Description:
//  Single Scattering Model for
//      for protons, alpha and heavy Ions
//
// Reference:       
//  M.J. Boschini et al. "Nuclear and Non-Ionizing Energy-Loss 
//  for Coulomb ScatteredParticles from Low Energy up to Relativistic 
//  Regime in Space Radiation Environment"
//  Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of  the  ICATPP Conference
//  on Cosmic Rays for Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Villa  Olmo, 7-8
//  October,  2010, to be published by World Scientific (Singapore).
//
//      Available for downloading at:
//      http://arxiv.org/abs/1011.4822
//
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
//
 
#ifndef G4IonCoulombScatteringModel_h
#define G4IonCoulombScatteringModel_h 1
 
#include "G4VEmModel.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4NistManager.hh"
#include "G4IonCoulombCrossSection.hh"
 
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
 
class G4ParticleChangeForGamma;
class G4ParticleDefinition;
 
class G4IonCoulombScatteringModel : public G4VEmModel
{
 
public:
 
    G4IonCoulombScatteringModel(const G4String& nam = "IonCoulombScattering");
 
    virtual ~G4IonCoulombScatteringModel();
 
    virtual void Initialise(const G4ParticleDefinition*, const G4DataVector&);
 
    virtual G4double ComputeCrossSectionPerAtom(
                                const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                G4double kinEnergy, 
                G4double Z, 
                G4double A, 
                G4double cut,
                G4double emax);
 
    virtual void SampleSecondaries(std::vector<G4DynamicParticle*>*,
                 const G4MaterialCutsCouple*,
                 const G4DynamicParticle*,
                 G4double tmin,
                 G4double maxEnergy);
 
 
    
    inline void SetRecoilThreshold(G4double eth);
        void        SetHeavyIonCorr(G4int b) {heavycorr=b; };
        G4int       GetHeavyIonCorr() {return heavycorr; };
 
 
 
 
protected: 
 
     
    inline void DefineMaterial(const G4MaterialCutsCouple*);
  
    inline void SetupParticle(const G4ParticleDefinition*);
 
 
 
private:
 
 
    // hide assignment operator
  G4IonCoulombScatteringModel & operator=(const G4IonCoulombScatteringModel &right);
  G4IonCoulombScatteringModel(const  G4IonCoulombScatteringModel&);
 
 
protected:
 
 
    G4ParticleTable*          theParticleTable;
    G4ParticleChangeForGamma* fParticleChange; 
    G4NistManager*            fNistManager;
    G4IonCoulombCrossSection* ioncross;   
 
        const std::vector<G4double>* pCuts;
    const G4MaterialCutsCouple* currentCouple; 
    const G4Material*           currentMaterial;
    const G4Element*            currentElement;
        G4int                       currentMaterialIndex;
 
 
    G4int             heavycorr;
 
    G4double                  cosThetaMin;
    G4double                  recoilThreshold;
                
 
    // projectile
    const G4ParticleDefinition* particle;       
    const G4ParticleDefinition* theProton;  
    G4double                  mass;     
    G4double                  lowEnergyLimit;
 
 
private:
 
    G4bool                    isInitialised;    
 
};
 
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void G4IonCoulombScatteringModel::DefineMaterial(const G4MaterialCutsCouple* cup)
{ 
    if(cup != currentCouple) {
            currentCouple = cup;
            currentMaterial = cup->GetMaterial();
                currentMaterialIndex = currentCouple->GetIndex();
 
        }
}
 
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inline
void G4IonCoulombScatteringModel::SetupParticle(const G4ParticleDefinition* p)
{
    if(p != particle) {
            particle = p;
            mass = particle->GetPDGMass();
        ioncross->SetupParticle(p);
        }
}
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inline void G4IonCoulombScatteringModel::SetRecoilThreshold(G4double eth)
{
    recoilThreshold = eth;
}
 
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#endif