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28 // File: G4BetaMinusDecay.cc //
29 // Author: D.H. Wright (SLAC) //
30 // Date: 25 October 2014 //
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33 
34 #include "G4BetaMinusDecay.hh"
36 #include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
37 #include "G4DynamicParticle.hh"
38 #include "G4DecayProducts.hh"
39 #include "G4PhysicalConstants.hh"
40 #include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"
41 #include <iostream>
42 #include <iomanip>
43 
45  const G4double& branch, const G4double& e0,
46  const G4double& excitationE,
47  const G4Ions::G4FloatLevelBase& flb,
48  const G4BetaDecayType& betaType)
49  : G4NuclearDecay("beta- decay", BetaMinus, excitationE, flb), endpointEnergy(e0)
50 {
51  SetParent(theParentNucleus); // Store name of parent nucleus, delete G4MT_parent
52  SetBR(branch);
53 
55  G4IonTable* theIonTable =
57  G4int daughterZ = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicNumber() + 1;
58  G4int daughterA = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicMass();
59  SetDaughter(0, theIonTable->GetIon(daughterZ, daughterA, excitationE, flb) );
60  SetDaughter(1, "e-");
61  SetDaughter(2, "anti_nu_e");
62 
63  SetUpBetaSpectrumSampler(daughterZ, daughterA, betaType);
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  // Set up final state
85  // parentParticle is set at rest here because boost with correct momentum
86  // is done later
87  G4DynamicParticle parentParticle(G4MT_parent, G4ThreeVector(0,0,0), 0.0);
88  G4DecayProducts* products = new G4DecayProducts(parentParticle);
89 
90  if (spectrumSampler) {
91  // Electron, neutrino and daughter nucleus energies
92  G4double eKE = endpointEnergy*spectrumSampler->shoot(G4Random::getTheEngine() );
93  G4double eMomentum = std::sqrt(eKE*(eKE + 2.*eMass) );
94 
95  G4double cosThetaENu = 2.*G4UniformRand() - 1.;
96  G4double eTE = eMass + eKE;
97  G4double nuEnergy = ((endpointEnergy - eKE)*(parentMass + nucleusMass - eTE)
98  - eMomentum*eMomentum)/(parentMass - eTE + eMomentum*cosThetaENu)/2.;
99 
100  // Electron 4-vector, isotropic angular distribution
101  G4double cosTheta = 2.*G4UniformRand() - 1.0;
102  G4double sinTheta = std::sqrt(1.0 - cosTheta*cosTheta);
103 
105  G4double sinPhi = std::sin(phi);
106  G4double cosPhi = std::cos(phi);
107 
108  G4ParticleMomentum eDirection(sinTheta*cosPhi, sinTheta*sinPhi, cosTheta);
109  G4DynamicParticle* dynamicElectron
110  = new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[1], eDirection*eMomentum);
111  products->PushProducts(dynamicElectron);
112 
113  // Neutrino 4-vector
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  // Daughter nucleus 4-vector
131  // p_D = - p_e - p_nu
132  G4DynamicParticle* dynamicDaughter =
134  -eDirection*eMomentum - nuDirection*nuEnergy);
135  products->PushProducts(dynamicDaughter);
136 
137  } else {
138  // electron 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 Q 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  // G4cout << temp->GetParticleDefinition()->GetParticleName() << " has "
152  // << temp->GetTotalEnergy()/keV << " keV " << G4endl;
153  Esum += temp->GetKineticEnergy();
154  }
155  G4double eCons = (endpointEnergy - Esum)/keV;
156  if (std::abs(eCons) > 0.001) G4cout << " Beta- check: eCons = " << eCons << G4endl;
157  */
158  return products;
159 }
160 
161 
162 void
163 G4BetaMinusDecay::SetUpBetaSpectrumSampler(const G4int& daughterZ,
164  const G4int& daughterA,
165  const G4BetaDecayType& betaType)
166 {
167  G4double e0 = endpointEnergy/CLHEP::electron_mass_c2;
168  G4BetaDecayCorrections corrections(daughterZ, daughterA);
169  spectrumSampler = 0;
170 
171  if (e0 > 0) {
172  // Array to store spectrum pdf
173  G4int npti = 100;
174  G4double* pdf = new G4double[npti];
175 
176  G4double e; // Total electron energy in units of electron mass
177  G4double p; // Electron momentum in units of electron mass
178  G4double f; // Spectral shape function
179  for (G4int ptn = 0; ptn < npti; ptn++) {
180  // Calculate simple phase space
181  e = 1. + e0*(G4double(ptn) + 0.5)/G4double(npti);
182  p = std::sqrt(e*e - 1.);
183  f = p*e*(e0 - e + 1.)*(e0 - e + 1.);
184 
185  // Apply Fermi factor to get allowed shape
186  f *= corrections.FermiFunction(e);
187 
188  // Apply shape factor for forbidden transitions
189  f *= corrections.ShapeFactor(betaType, p, e0-e+1.);
190  pdf[ptn] = f;
191  }
192  spectrumSampler = new G4RandGeneral(pdf, npti);
193  delete[] pdf;
194  }
195 }
196 
197 
199 {
200  G4cout << " G4BetaMinusDecay for parent nucleus " << GetParentName() << G4endl;
201  G4cout << " decays to " << GetDaughterName(0) << " , " << GetDaughterName(1)
202  << " and " << GetDaughterName(2) << " with branching ratio " << GetBR()
203  << "% and endpoint energy " << endpointEnergy/keV << " keV " << G4endl;
204 }
205 
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