G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73.hh

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// GEANT4 class header file
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// Class:                G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73
//
// Base class:           G4VIonDEDXScalingAlgorithm
//
// Author:               Anton Lechner (Anton.Lechner@cern.ch)
//
// First implementation: 10. 05. 2009
//
// Modifications: 12. 11. 2009 - Moved all decision logic concerning ICRU 73
//                               scaling for heavy ions into this class.
//                               Adapting ScalingFactorEnergy class according
//                               to changes in base class (AL).
//
// Class description:
//    dE/dx scaling algorithm applied on top of ICRU 73 data (for ions not
//    covered by the ICRU 73 report) 
//
// Comments:
//
// =========================================================================== 

#ifndef G4IONDEDXSCALINGICRU73_HH
#define G4IONDEDXSCALINGICRU73_HH

#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4VIonDEDXScalingAlgorithm.hh"
#include "G4Material.hh"
#include "G4ParticleDefinition.hh"
#include <vector>


class G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73 : public G4VIonDEDXScalingAlgorithm {

 public:
   G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73(G4int minAtomicNumberIon = 19,
                          G4int maxAtomicNumberIon = 102);
   ~G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73();

   // Function for scaling the kinetic energy (no scaling by default).
   // Returns scaling factor for a given ion.
   G4double ScalingFactorEnergy(
             const G4ParticleDefinition* particle,     // Projectile (ion) 
             const G4Material* material);              // Target material
                                                         

   // Function for scaling the dE/dx value (no scaling by default).
   // Returns scaling factor for a given ion-material couple and
   // a given kinetic energy.
   G4double ScalingFactorDEDX(
             const G4ParticleDefinition* particle,     // Projectile (ion) 
             const G4Material*,                        // Target material
             G4double kineticEnergy);                  // Kinetic energy


   // Function for defining a base particle for dE/dx calculation.
   // (no base particle by default). Returns atomic number of base
   // particle.
   G4int AtomicNumberBaseIon(
             G4int atomicNumberIon,           // Atomic number of ion 
             const G4Material*);              // Target material

 private:
   void UpdateCacheParticle(
             const G4ParticleDefinition* particle);    // Projectile (ion) 

   void UpdateCacheMaterial(
             const G4Material* material);              // Target material 

   void CreateReferenceParticles();
 
   G4double EquilibriumCharge(
             G4double mass,                            // Ion mass
             G4double charge,                          // Ion charge
             G4double atomicNumberPow,                 // Power of atomic nmb  
             G4double kineticEnergy);                  // Kinetic energy

   // Scaling is only applied for ions with atomic numbers in the range
   // defined by the following parameters:
   G4int minAtomicNumber;
   G4int maxAtomicNumber;

   G4bool referencePrepared;

   // Some properties of reference particle (Fe) are stored for faster access
   G4int atomicNumberRefFe;
   G4int massNumberRefFe;
   G4double atomicNumberRefPow23Fe;
   G4double chargeRefFe;
   G4double massRefFe;

   // Some properties of reference particle (Ar) are stored for faster access
   G4int atomicNumberRefAr;
   G4int massNumberRefAr;
   G4double atomicNumberRefPow23Ar;
   G4double chargeRefAr;
   G4double massRefAr;

   // Flag indicating the use of Fe ions as reference particles
   G4bool useFe;

   // Some properties of projectiles are stored for faster access
   const G4ParticleDefinition* cacheParticle;
   G4int cacheMassNumber;
   G4int cacheAtomicNumber;
   G4double cacheAtomicNumberPow23;
   G4double cacheCharge;
   G4double cacheMass;

   // Material pointer
   const G4Material* cacheMaterial;
};

// ###########################################################################

inline void G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73::UpdateCacheParticle (
            const G4ParticleDefinition* particle) {   // Projectile (ion) 

  if(particle != cacheParticle) {

     cacheParticle = particle;
     cacheAtomicNumber = particle -> GetAtomicNumber();
     cacheMassNumber = particle -> GetAtomicMass();
     cacheCharge = particle -> GetPDGCharge();
     cacheMass = particle -> GetPDGMass();
     cacheAtomicNumberPow23 = std::pow(G4double(cacheAtomicNumber), 2./3.);
  }
}

// ###########################################################################

inline void G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73::UpdateCacheMaterial (
            const G4Material* material) {            // Target material

  if(cacheMaterial != material) {

     cacheMaterial = material;

     useFe = true;

     size_t nmbElements = material -> GetNumberOfElements();
     if( nmbElements > 1 ) useFe = false;

     if( material -> GetName() == "G4_WATER" ) useFe = true;   
  }
}

// ###########################################################################

inline G4double G4IonDEDXScalingICRU73::EquilibriumCharge(
                                    G4double mass, 
                                    G4double charge,
                                    G4double atomicNumberPow, 
                                    G4double kineticEnergy) {

  G4double totalEnergy  = kineticEnergy + mass;
  G4double betaSquared  = kineticEnergy * 
                  (totalEnergy + mass) / (totalEnergy * totalEnergy);

  G4double beta = std::sqrt( betaSquared );

  G4double velOverBohrVel = beta / CLHEP::fine_structure_const;

  G4double q1 = 1.0 - std::exp(-velOverBohrVel / atomicNumberPow);
 
  return q1 * charge;
}

// ###########################################################################

#endif