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28 // File: G4NeutronDecay.cc //
29 // Author: L.G. Sarmiento (Lund) //
30 // Date: 10 October 2015 //
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33 
34 #include "G4NeutronDecay.hh"
35 #include "G4IonTable.hh"
36 #include "Randomize.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& Qvalue,
47  const G4double& excitationE,
48  const G4Ions::G4FloatLevelBase& flb)
49  : G4NuclearDecay("neutron decay", Neutron, excitationE, flb), transitionQ(Qvalue)
50 {
51  SetParent(theParentNucleus); // Store name of parent nucleus, delete G4MT_parent
52  SetBR(branch);
53 
55  G4IonTable* theIonTable =
57  G4int daughterZ = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicNumber();
58  G4int daughterA = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicMass() - 1;
59  SetDaughter(0, theIonTable->GetIon(daughterZ, daughterA, excitationE, flb) );
60  SetDaughter(1, "neutron");
61 }
62 
63 
65 {}
66 
67 
69 {
70  // Fill G4MT_parent with theParentNucleus (stored by SetParent in ctor)
72 
73  // Fill G4MT_daughters with neutron and residual nucleus (stored by SetDaughter)
75 
76  G4double neutronMass = G4MT_daughters[1]->GetPDGMass();
77  // Excitation energy included in PDG mass
78  G4double nucleusMass = G4MT_daughters[0]->GetPDGMass();
79 
80  // Q value was calculated from atomic masses.
81  // Use it to get correct neutron energy.
82  G4double cmMomentum = std::sqrt(transitionQ*(transitionQ + 2.*neutronMass)*
83  (transitionQ + 2.*nucleusMass)*
84  (transitionQ + 2.*neutronMass + 2.*nucleusMass) )/
85  (transitionQ + neutronMass + nucleusMass)/2.;
86 
87  // Set up final state
88  // parentParticle is set at rest here because boost with correct momentum
89  // is done later
90  G4DynamicParticle parentParticle(G4MT_parent, G4ThreeVector(0,0,0), 0.0);
91  G4DecayProducts* products = new G4DecayProducts(parentParticle);
92 
93  G4double costheta = 2.*G4UniformRand()-1.0;
94  G4double sintheta = std::sqrt(1.0 - costheta*costheta);
96  G4ThreeVector direction(sintheta*std::cos(phi),sintheta*std::sin(phi),
97  costheta);
98 
99  G4double KE = std::sqrt(cmMomentum*cmMomentum + neutronMass*neutronMass)
100  - neutronMass;
101  G4DynamicParticle* daughterparticle =
102  new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[1], direction, KE, neutronMass);
103  products->PushProducts(daughterparticle);
104 
105  KE = std::sqrt(cmMomentum*cmMomentum + nucleusMass*nucleusMass) - nucleusMass;
106  daughterparticle =
107  new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[0], -1.0*direction, KE, nucleusMass);
108  products->PushProducts(daughterparticle);
109 
110  // Energy conservation check
111  // For neutron decays, do final energy check against reaction Q value
112  // which is well-measured using atomic mass differences. Nuclear masses
113  // should not be used since they are not usually directly measured and we
114  // always decay atoms and not fully stripped nuclei.
115  /*
116  G4int nProd = products->entries();
117  G4DynamicParticle* temp = 0;
118  G4double Esum = 0.0;
119  for (G4int i = 0; i < nProd; i++) {
120  temp = products->operator[](i);
121  Esum += temp->GetKineticEnergy();
122  }
123  G4double eCons = (transitionQ - Esum)/keV;
124  if (eCons > 1.e-07) G4cout << " Neutron decay check: Ediff (keV) = " << eCons << G4endl;
125  */
126  return products;
127 }
128 
129 
131 {
132  G4cout << " G4NeutronDecay for parent nucleus " << GetParentName() << G4endl;
133  G4cout << " decays to " << GetDaughterName(0) << " + " << GetDaughterName(1)
134  << " with branching ratio " << GetBR() << "% and Q value "
135  << transitionQ << G4endl;
136 }
137 
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void SetBR(G4double value)
CLHEP::Hep3Vector G4ThreeVector
const G4String & GetParentName() const
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virtual ~G4NeutronDecay()
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