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28 // File: G4BetaPlusDecay.cc //
29 // Author: D.H. Wright (SLAC) //
30 // Date: 14 November 2014 //
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33 
34 #include "G4BetaPlusDecay.hh"
36 #include "G4IonTable.hh"
37 #include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
38 #include "G4DynamicParticle.hh"
39 #include "G4DecayProducts.hh"
40 #include "G4PhysicalConstants.hh"
41 #include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"
42 #include <iostream>
43 #include <iomanip>
44 
46  const G4double& branch, const G4double& e0,
47  const G4double& excitationE,
48  const G4BetaDecayType& betaType)
49  : G4NuclearDecay("beta+ decay", BetaPlus, excitationE),
50  endpointEnergy(e0 - 2.*CLHEP::electron_mass_c2)
51 {
52  SetParent(theParentNucleus); // Store name of parent nucleus, delete G4MT_parent
53  SetBR(branch);
54 
56  G4IonTable* theIonTable =
58  G4int daughterZ = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicNumber() - 1;
59  G4int daughterA = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicMass();
60  SetDaughter(0, theIonTable->GetIon(daughterZ, daughterA, excitationE) );
61  SetUpBetaSpectrumSampler(daughterZ, daughterA, betaType);
62  SetDaughter(1, "e+");
63  SetDaughter(2, "nu_e");
64 }
65 
66 
68 {
69  delete spectrumSampler;
70 }
71 
72 
74 {
75  // Fill G4MT_parent with theParentNucleus (stored by SetParent in ctor)
77 
78  // Fill G4MT_daughters with e-, nu and residual nucleus (stored by SetDaughter)
80 
81  G4double parentMass = G4MT_parent->GetPDGMass();
82  G4double eMass = G4MT_daughters[1]->GetPDGMass();
83  G4double nucleusMass = G4MT_daughters[0]->GetPDGMass();
84 
85  // Set up final state
86  // parentParticle is set at rest here because boost with correct momentum
87  // is done later
88  G4DynamicParticle parentParticle(G4MT_parent, G4ThreeVector(0,0,0), 0.0);
89  G4DecayProducts* products = new G4DecayProducts(parentParticle);
90 
91  if (spectrumSampler) {
92  // Generate positron isotropic in angle, with energy from stored spectrum
93  G4double eKE = endpointEnergy*spectrumSampler->shoot(G4Random::getTheEngine() );
94  G4double eMomentum = std::sqrt(eKE*(eKE + 2.*eMass) );
95 
96  G4double cosTheta = 2.*G4UniformRand() - 1.0;
97  G4double sinTheta = std::sqrt(1.0 - cosTheta*cosTheta);
99  G4double sinPhi = std::sin(phi);
100  G4double cosPhi = std::cos(phi);
101 
102  G4ParticleMomentum eDirection(sinTheta*cosPhi, sinTheta*sinPhi, cosTheta);
103  G4DynamicParticle* dynamicPositron
104  = new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[1], eDirection*eMomentum);
105  products->PushProducts(dynamicPositron);
106 
107  // Generate neutrino with angle relative to positron, and energy from
108  // energy-momentum conservation using endpoint energy of reaction
109  G4double cosThetaENu = 2.*G4UniformRand() - 1.;
110  G4double eTE = eMass + eKE;
111  G4double nuEnergy = ((endpointEnergy - eKE)*(parentMass + nucleusMass - eTE)
112  - eMomentum*eMomentum)/(parentMass - eTE + eMomentum*cosThetaENu)/2.;
113 
114  G4double sinThetaENu = std::sqrt(1.0 - cosThetaENu*cosThetaENu);
115  phi = twopi*G4UniformRand()*rad;
116  G4double sinPhiNu = std::sin(phi);
117  G4double cosPhiNu = std::cos(phi);
118 
119  G4ParticleMomentum nuDirection;
120  nuDirection.setX(sinThetaENu*cosPhiNu*cosTheta*cosPhi -
121  sinThetaENu*sinPhiNu*sinPhi + cosThetaENu*sinTheta*cosPhi);
122  nuDirection.setY(sinThetaENu*cosPhiNu*cosTheta*sinPhi +
123  sinThetaENu*sinPhiNu*cosPhi + cosThetaENu*sinTheta*sinPhi);
124  nuDirection.setZ(-sinThetaENu*cosPhiNu*sinTheta + cosThetaENu*cosTheta);
125 
126  G4DynamicParticle* dynamicNeutrino
127  = new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[2], nuDirection*nuEnergy);
128  products->PushProducts(dynamicNeutrino);
129 
130  // Generate daughter nucleus from sum of positron and neutrino 4-vectors:
131  // p_D = - p_e - p_nu
132  G4DynamicParticle* dynamicDaughter =
134  -eDirection*eMomentum - nuDirection*nuEnergy);
135  products->PushProducts(dynamicDaughter);
136 
137  } else {
138  // positron energy below threshold -> no decay
139  G4DynamicParticle* noDecay =
140  new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_parent, G4ThreeVector(0,0,0), 0.0);
141  products->PushProducts(noDecay);
142  }
143 
144  // Check energy conservation against endpoint value, not nuclear masses
145  /*
146  G4int nProd = products->entries();
147  G4DynamicParticle* temp = 0;
148  G4double Esum = 0.0;
149  for (G4int i = 0; i < nProd; i++) {
150  temp = products->operator[](i);
151  Esum += temp->GetKineticEnergy();
152  }
153  G4double eCons = (endpointEnergy - Esum)/keV;
154  if (eCons > 0.001) G4cout << " Beta+ check: eCons (keV) = " << eCons << G4endl;
155  */
156  return products;
157 }
158 
159 
160 void
162  const G4int& daughterA,
163  const G4BetaDecayType& betaType)
164 {
165  G4double e0 = endpointEnergy/CLHEP::electron_mass_c2;
166  G4BetaDecayCorrections corrections(daughterZ, daughterA);
167  spectrumSampler = 0;
168 
169  // Check for cases in which Q < 2Me (e.g. z67.a162)
170  if (e0 > 0.) {
171  // Array to store spectrum pdf
172  G4int npti = 100;
173  G4double* pdf = new G4double[npti];
174 
175  G4double e; // Total positron energy in units of electron mass
176  G4double p; // Positron momentum in units of electron mass
177  G4double f; // Spectral shap function
178  for (G4int ptn = 0; ptn < npti; ptn++) {
179  // Calculate simple phase space
180  e = 1. + e0*(ptn + 0.5)/G4double(npti);
181  p = std::sqrt(e*e - 1.);
182  f = p*e*(e0 - e + 1.)*(e0 - e + 1.);
183 
184  // Apply Fermi factor to get allowed shape
185  f *= corrections.FermiFunction(e);
186 
187  // Apply shape factor for forbidden transitions
188  f *= corrections.ShapeFactor(betaType, p, e0-e+1.);
189  pdf[ptn] = f;
190  }
191  spectrumSampler = new G4RandGeneral(pdf, npti);
192  delete[] pdf;
193  }
194 }
195 
196 
198 {
199  G4cout << " G4BetaPlusDecay for parent nucleus " << GetParentName() << G4endl;
200  G4cout << " decays to " << GetDaughterName(0) << " , " << GetDaughterName(1)
201  << " and " << GetDaughterName(2) << " with branching ratio " << GetBR()
202  << "% and endpoint energy " << endpointEnergy/keV << " keV " << G4endl;
203 }
204 
void CheckAndFillDaughters()
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const G4double endpointEnergy
void SetBR(G4double value)
CLHEP::Hep3Vector G4ThreeVector
const G4String & GetParentName() const
G4int PushProducts(G4DynamicParticle *aParticle)
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