DMXMinEkineCuts.cc

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// $Id: DMXMinEkineCuts.cc 69148 2013-04-19 10:35:21Z gcosmo $
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//  GEANT 4 class implementation file 
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//  History: first implementation, based on object model of
//  2nd December 1995, G.Cosmo
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//                   15 April 1998 M.Maire
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#include "DMXMinEkineCuts.hh"

#include "G4Step.hh"
#include "G4UserLimits.hh"
#include "G4VParticleChange.hh"
#include "G4LossTableManager.hh"

DMXMinEkineCuts::DMXMinEkineCuts(const G4String& aName)
  : DMXSpecialCuts(aName)
{
    if (verboseLevel>1) {
    G4cout << GetProcessName() << " is created "<< G4endl;
   }
  SetProcessType(fUserDefined);
}

DMXMinEkineCuts::~DMXMinEkineCuts()
{}

DMXMinEkineCuts::DMXMinEkineCuts(DMXMinEkineCuts&)
  : DMXSpecialCuts()
{}


G4double DMXMinEkineCuts::PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                             const G4Track& aTrack,
                 G4double ,
                 G4ForceCondition* condition)
{
  // condition is set to "Not Forced"
  *condition = NotForced;
  
  G4double     proposedStep = DBL_MAX;
  // get the pointer to UserLimits
  G4UserLimits* pUserLimits = aTrack.GetVolume()->GetLogicalVolume()->GetUserLimits();
  const G4DynamicParticle* aParticle = aTrack.GetDynamicParticle();
  G4ParticleDefinition* aParticleDef = aTrack.GetDefinition();
  
  if (pUserLimits && aParticleDef->GetPDGCharge() != 0.0) {
    //min kinetic energy
    G4double temp = DBL_MAX;
    G4double    eKine     = aParticle->GetKineticEnergy();
    const G4MaterialCutsCouple* couple = aTrack.GetMaterialCutsCouple();
    G4double eMin = pUserLimits->GetUserMinEkine(aTrack);

    if (eKine < eMin)
      return 0.;

    G4double    rangeNow = DBL_MAX;
      
    G4LossTableManager* lossManager = G4LossTableManager::Instance();
    rangeNow = lossManager->GetRange(aParticleDef,eKine,couple);

    // charged particles only      
    G4double rangeMin = lossManager->GetRange(aParticleDef,eMin,couple); 
    temp = rangeNow - rangeMin;
    if (proposedStep > temp) proposedStep = temp;  
  }
  return proposedStep;
}