G4LowEWentzelVIModel.cc

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// $Id: G4LowEWentzelVIModel.cc 74528 2013-10-12 17:24:24Z vnivanch $
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// File name:   G4LowEWentzelVIModel
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// Author:      V.Ivanchenko 
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// Creation date: 11.02.2014 from G4WentzelVIModel
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// Modifications:
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// Class Description:
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#include "G4LowEWentzelVIModel.hh"
#include "G4PhysicalConstants.hh"
#include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"

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using namespace std;

G4LowEWentzelVIModel::G4LowEWentzelVIModel() :
  G4WentzelVIModel(false,"LowEnWentzelVI")
{
  SetSingleScatteringFactor(0.5);
}

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G4LowEWentzelVIModel::~G4LowEWentzelVIModel()
{}

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G4double G4LowEWentzelVIModel::ComputeTruePathLengthLimit(
                             const G4Track& track,
                 G4double& currentMinimalStep)
{
  G4double tlimit = currentMinimalStep;
  const G4DynamicParticle* dp = track.GetDynamicParticle();
  G4StepPoint* sp = track.GetStep()->GetPreStepPoint();
  G4StepStatus stepStatus = sp->GetStepStatus();
  singleScatteringMode = false;
  //G4cout << "G4LowEWentzelVIModel::ComputeTruePathLengthLimit stepStatus= " 
  //     << stepStatus << "  " << track.GetDefinition()->GetParticleName() 
  //     << G4endl;

  // initialisation for each step, lambda may be computed from scratch
  preKinEnergy  = dp->GetKineticEnergy();
  DefineMaterial(track.GetMaterialCutsCouple());
  lambdaeff = GetTransportMeanFreePath(particle,preKinEnergy);
  currentRange = GetRange(particle,preKinEnergy,currentCouple);
  cosTetMaxNuc = wokvi->SetupKinematic(preKinEnergy, currentMaterial);
  /*
  G4cout << "lambdaeff= " << lambdaeff << " Range= " << currentRange
     << " tlimit= " << tlimit << " 1-cost= " << 1 - cosTetMaxNuc << G4endl;
  */
  // extra check for abnormal situation
  // this check needed to run MSC with eIoni and eBrem inactivated
  tlimit = std::min(tlimit, currentRange);

  // stop here if small range particle
  if(tlimit < tlimitminfix) { 
    return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep); 
  }

  // pre step
  G4double presafety = sp->GetSafety();
  // far from geometry boundary
  if(currentRange < presafety) {
    return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep);
  }

  // compute presafety again if presafety <= 0 and no boundary
  // i.e. when it is needed for optimization purposes
  if(stepStatus != fGeomBoundary && presafety < tlimitminfix) {
    presafety = ComputeSafety(sp->GetPosition(), tlimit); 
    if(currentRange < presafety) {
      return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep);
    }
  }
  /*   
  G4cout << "e(MeV)= " << preKinEnergy/MeV
     << "  " << particle->GetParticleName() 
     << " CurLimit(mm)= " << tlimit/mm <<" safety(mm)= " << presafety/mm
     << " R(mm)= " <<currentRange/mm
     << " L0(mm^-1)= " << lambdaeff*mm 
     <<G4endl;
  */
  // natural limit for high energy
  G4double rlimit = std::max(facrange*currentRange, lambdaeff);
  //G4double rlimit = std::max(facrange*currentRange, 
  //                 0.7*(1.0 - cosTetMaxNuc)*lambdaeff);

  // low-energy e-
  rlimit = std::max(rlimit, facsafety*presafety);
   
  // cut correction
  //G4double rcut = currentCouple->GetProductionCuts()->GetProductionCut(1);
  //G4cout << "rcut= " << rcut << " rlimit= " << rlimit << " presafety= " 
  // << presafety << " 1-cosThetaMax= " <<1-cosThetaMax 
  //<< " 1-cosTetMaxNuc= " << 1-cosTetMaxNuc << G4endl;
  //if(rcut > rlimit) { rlimit = std::min(rlimit, rcut*sqrt(rlimit/rcut)); }
 
  tlimit = std::min(tlimit, rlimit);
  tlimit = std::max(tlimit, tlimitminfix);

  // step limit in infinite media
  tlimit = std::min(tlimit, 50*currentMaterial->GetRadlen()/facgeom);

  //compute geomlimit and force few steps within a volume
  if (steppingAlgorithm == fUseDistanceToBoundary 
      && stepStatus == fGeomBoundary) {

    G4double geomlimit = ComputeGeomLimit(track, presafety, currentRange);
    tlimit = std::min(tlimit, geomlimit/facgeom);
  } 
  /*  
  G4cout << particle->GetParticleName() << " E(MeV)= " << preKinEnergy
     << " L0= " << lambdaeff << " R= " << currentRange
     << " tlimit= " << tlimit  
     << " currentMinimalStep= " << currentMinimalStep << G4endl;
  */
  return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep);
}

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