G4IonCoulombCrossSection.hh

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//      G4IonCoulombCrossSection.hh
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// GEANT4 Class header file
//
// File name:    G4IonCoulombCrossSection
//
// Author:      Cristina Consolandi
//
// Creation date: 05.10.2010 from G4eCoulombScatteringModel
//
// Class Description:
//      Computation of Screen-Coulomb Cross Section
//      for protons, alpha and heavy Ions
//
//
// Reference:
//      M.J. Boschini et al. "Nuclear and Non-Ionizing Energy-Loss
//      for Coulomb Scattered Particles 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 G4IonCoulombCrossSection_h
#define G4IonCoulombCrossSection_h 1

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#include <CLHEP/Units/SystemOfUnits.h>

#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4NistManager.hh"
#include "G4ParticleDefinition.hh"

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class G4IonCoulombCrossSection
{
public:

  G4IonCoulombCrossSection();

  virtual ~G4IonCoulombCrossSection();

  void Initialise(const G4ParticleDefinition*, G4double cosThetaLim);

  G4double NuclearCrossSection();

  G4double SampleCosineTheta();

  void SetupKinematic(G4double kinEnergy, G4double tmass);

  void SetupTarget(G4double Z, G4double kinEnergy, G4int heavycorr);

  inline void SetupParticle(const G4ParticleDefinition*);

  inline G4double GetMomentum2();

private:

  void   SetScreenRSquare(G4int iz);

  G4IonCoulombCrossSection & operator=(const  G4IonCoulombCrossSection &right);
  G4IonCoulombCrossSection(const  G4IonCoulombCrossSection&);

  const G4ParticleDefinition* theProton;  

  G4NistManager*  fNistManager;         
  G4Pow*          fG4pow;

  G4double                coeff;          

  //cost - min - max 
  G4double                cosThetaMin;// def 1.0
  G4double                cosThetaMax;// def -1.0
  //SetupTarget
  G4double                cosTetMinNuc;// -->cosThetaMin
  G4double                cosTetMaxNuc;// -->cosThetaMax

  //cross section
  G4double                nucXSection;          

  //energy 
  G4double                etag;     

  // projectile........................
  const G4ParticleDefinition* particle;

  G4double                chargeSquare;  
  G4double                spin;    
  G4double                mass;    

  //lab of incedent particle 
  G4double                tkinLab;
  G4double                momLab2;
  G4double                invbetaLab2;

  //relative system with nucleus
  G4double                tkin;    
  G4double                mom2;    
  G4double                invbeta2;        

  // target nucleus
  G4double                targetZ;    
  G4double                targetMass; 
  G4double                screenZ; 
  G4double                alpha2;
  G4double                ScreenRSquare;  
};

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inline 
void G4IonCoulombCrossSection::SetupParticle(const G4ParticleDefinition* p)
{
  particle = p;
  mass = particle->GetPDGMass();
  spin = particle->GetPDGSpin();
  if(0.0 != spin) { spin = 0.5; }
  G4double q = std::fabs(particle->GetPDGCharge()/CLHEP::eplus);
  chargeSquare = q*q;
  tkin = 0.0;
}
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inline G4double G4IonCoulombCrossSection::GetMomentum2()
{
  return mom2;
}
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#endif