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// Author: A. Forti
//         Maria Grazia Pia (Maria.Grazia.Pia@cern.ch)
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// History:
// -----------
// 02 Mar  1999   A. Forti   1st implementation
// 12 Aug  2001   MGP        Major revision according to a design iteration
// 16 Sept 2001   E. Guardincerri Added fluorescence generation
// 31 May  2002   V.Ivanchenko Add cut on Auger electrons
// 10 May  2004   P. Rodrigues Changes to accommodate new angular generators
//
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// Class description:
// Low Energy Electromagnetic process, Photoelectric effect
// Further documentation available from http://www.ge.infn.it/geant4/lowE

// -------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef G4RDLOWENERGYPHOTOELECTRIC_HH
#define G4RDLOWENERGYPHOTOELECTRIC_HH 1

#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4VDiscreteProcess.hh"
#include "G4RDAtomicDeexcitation.hh"

class G4Track;
class G4Step;
class G4ParticleDefinition;
class G4VParticleChange;
class G4RDVEMDataSet;
class G4RDVCrossSectionHandler;
class G4RDVRangeTest;
class G4RDVPhotoElectricAngularDistribution;

class G4LowEnergyPhotoElectric : public G4VDiscreteProcess {
  
public:
  
  G4LowEnergyPhotoElectric(const G4String& processName ="LowEnPhotoElec");
  
  ~G4LowEnergyPhotoElectric();

  G4bool IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition&);
  
  void BuildPhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition& photon);
 
  G4VParticleChange* PostStepDoIt(const G4Track& aTrack, const G4Step& aStep);

  void SetCutForLowEnSecPhotons(G4double);

  void SetCutForLowEnSecElectrons(G4double);

  void ActivateAuger(G4bool);

  void SetAngularGenerator(G4RDVPhotoElectricAngularDistribution* distribution);

  void SetAngularGenerator(const G4String& name);


  // For testing purpose only
  G4double DumpMeanFreePath(const G4Track& aTrack, 
                            G4double previousStepSize, 
                            G4ForceCondition* condition) 
  { return GetMeanFreePath(aTrack, previousStepSize, condition); }

protected:  

  G4double GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track& aTrack, 
                           G4double previousStepSize, 
                           G4ForceCondition* condition);

private:

 // Hide copy constructor and assignment operator as private 
  G4LowEnergyPhotoElectric& operator=(const G4LowEnergyPhotoElectric& right);
  G4LowEnergyPhotoElectric(const G4LowEnergyPhotoElectric& );

  G4double lowEnergyLimit;  // low energy limit  applied to the process
  G4double highEnergyLimit; // high energy limit applied to the process

  G4RDVEMDataSet* meanFreePathTable;

  G4RDVCrossSectionHandler* crossSectionHandler;
  G4RDVCrossSectionHandler* shellCrossSectionHandler;

  G4RDVRangeTest* rangeTest;

  const G4double intrinsicLowEnergyLimit; // intrinsic validity range
  const G4double intrinsicHighEnergyLimit;

  G4double cutForLowEnergySecondaryPhotons;
  G4double cutForLowEnergySecondaryElectrons;

  G4RDAtomicDeexcitation deexcitationManager;

  G4RDVPhotoElectricAngularDistribution* ElectronAngularGenerator;
  G4String generatorName;
};

#endif