G4BetaPlusDecay Class Reference

#include <G4BetaPlusDecay.hh>

Inheritance diagram for G4BetaPlusDecay:

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Public Member Functions
	G4BetaPlusDecay (const G4ParticleDefinition *theParentNucleus, const G4double &theBR, const G4double &endpointE, const G4double &ex, const G4Ions::G4FloatLevelBase &flb, const G4BetaDecayType &type)
virtual	~G4BetaPlusDecay ()
virtual G4DecayProducts *	DecayIt (G4double)
virtual void	DumpNuclearInfo ()
Public Member Functions inherited from G4NuclearDecay
	G4NuclearDecay (const G4String &channelName, const G4RadioactiveDecayMode &mode, const G4double &excitation, const G4Ions::G4FloatLevelBase &floatingLevel)
virtual	~G4NuclearDecay ()
G4RadioactiveDecayMode	GetDecayMode ()
G4double	GetDaughterExcitation ()
G4Ions::G4FloatLevelBase	GetFloatingLevel ()
G4ParticleDefinition *	GetDaughterNucleus ()
void	SetHLThreshold (G4double HLT)
G4double	GetHLThreshold ()
Public Member Functions inherited from G4VDecayChannel
	G4VDecayChannel (const G4String &aName, G4int Verbose=1)
	G4VDecayChannel (const G4String &aName, const G4String &theParentName, G4double theBR, G4int theNumberOfDaughters, const G4String &theDaughterName1, const G4String &theDaughterName2="", const G4String &theDaughterName3="", const G4String &theDaughterName4="")
virtual	~G4VDecayChannel ()
G4int	operator== (const G4VDecayChannel &right) const
G4int	operator!= (const G4VDecayChannel &right) const
G4int	operator< (const G4VDecayChannel &right) const
const G4String &	GetKinematicsName () const
G4double	GetBR () const
G4int	GetNumberOfDaughters () const
G4ParticleDefinition *	GetParent ()
G4ParticleDefinition *	GetDaughter (G4int anIndex)
G4int	GetAngularMomentum ()
const G4String &	GetParentName () const
const G4String &	GetDaughterName (G4int anIndex) const
G4double	GetParentMass () const
G4double	GetDaughterMass (G4int anIndex) const
void	SetParent (const G4ParticleDefinition *particle_type)
void	SetParent (const G4String &particle_name)
void	SetBR (G4double value)
void	SetNumberOfDaughters (G4int value)
void	SetDaughter (G4int anIndex, const G4ParticleDefinition *particle_type)
void	SetDaughter (G4int anIndex, const G4String &particle_name)
void	SetVerboseLevel (G4int value)
G4int	GetVerboseLevel () const
void	DumpInfo ()
G4double	GetRangeMass () const
void	SetRangeMass (G4double val)
virtual G4bool	IsOKWithParentMass (G4double parentMass)
void	SetPolarization (const G4ThreeVector &)
const G4ThreeVector &	GetPolarization () const

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from G4VDecayChannel
void	ClearDaughtersName ()
void	CheckAndFillDaughters ()
void	CheckAndFillParent ()
	G4VDecayChannel ()
	G4VDecayChannel (const G4VDecayChannel &)
G4VDecayChannel &	operator= (const G4VDecayChannel &)
G4double	DynamicalMass (G4double massPDG, G4double width, G4double maxDev=+1.) const
Protected Attributes inherited from G4NuclearDecay
const G4RadioactiveDecayMode	theMode
Protected Attributes inherited from G4VDecayChannel
G4String	kinematics_name
G4double	rbranch
G4int	numberOfDaughters
G4String *	parent_name
G4String **	daughters_name
G4double	rangeMass
G4ThreeVector	parent_polarization
G4ParticleTable *	particletable
G4int	verboseLevel
G4ParticleDefinition *	G4MT_parent
G4ParticleDefinition **	G4MT_daughters
G4double	G4MT_parent_mass
G4double *	G4MT_daughters_mass
G4double *	G4MT_daughters_width
G4Mutex	daughtersMutex
G4Mutex	parentMutex
Static Protected Attributes inherited from G4VDecayChannel
static const G4String	noName = " "

Detailed Description

Definition at line 44 of file G4BetaPlusDecay.hh.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

G4BetaPlusDecay::G4BetaPlusDecay	(	const G4ParticleDefinition *	theParentNucleus,
		const G4double &	theBR,
		const G4double &	endpointE,
		const G4double &	ex,
		const G4Ions::G4FloatLevelBase &	flb,
		const G4BetaDecayType &	type
	)

Definition at line 45 of file G4BetaPlusDecay.cc.

 : G4NuclearDecay("beta+ decay", BetaPlus, excitationE, flb),
   endpointEnergy(e0 - 2.*CLHEP::electron_mass_c2)
{
  SetParent(theParentNucleus);  // Store name of parent nucleus, delete G4MT_parent 
  SetBR(branch);

  SetNumberOfDaughters(3);
  G4IonTable* theIonTable =
    (G4IonTable*)(G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->GetIonTable());
  G4int daughterZ = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicNumber() - 1;
  G4int daughterA = theParentNucleus->GetAtomicMass(); 
  SetDaughter(0, theIonTable->GetIon(daughterZ, daughterA, excitationE, flb) );
  SetUpBetaSpectrumSampler(daughterZ, daughterA, betaType);
  SetDaughter(1, "e+");
  SetDaughter(2, "nu_e");
}

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G4BetaPlusDecay::~G4BetaPlusDecay ( )

virtual

Definition at line 68 of file G4BetaPlusDecay.cc.

{
  delete spectrumSampler;
}

Member Function Documentation

G4DecayProducts * G4BetaPlusDecay::DecayIt ( G4double  )

virtual

Implements G4VDecayChannel.

Definition at line 74 of file G4BetaPlusDecay.cc.

{
  // Fill G4MT_parent with theParentNucleus (stored by SetParent in ctor)  
  CheckAndFillParent();

  // Fill G4MT_daughters with e-, nu and residual nucleus (stored by SetDaughter)  
  CheckAndFillDaughters();

  G4double parentMass = G4MT_parent->GetPDGMass();
  G4double eMass = G4MT_daughters[1]->GetPDGMass();
  G4double nucleusMass = G4MT_daughters[0]->GetPDGMass();
  // Set up final state
  // parentParticle is set at rest here because boost with correct momentum 
  // is done later
  G4DynamicParticle parentParticle(G4MT_parent, G4ThreeVector(0,0,0), 0.0);
  G4DecayProducts* products = new G4DecayProducts(parentParticle);

  if (spectrumSampler) {
    // Generate positron isotropic in angle, with energy from stored spectrum
    G4double eKE = endpointEnergy*spectrumSampler->shoot(G4Random::getTheEngine() );
    G4double eMomentum = std::sqrt(eKE*(eKE + 2.*eMass) );

    G4double cosTheta = 2.*G4UniformRand() - 1.0;
    G4double sinTheta = std::sqrt(1.0 - cosTheta*cosTheta);
    G4double phi = twopi*G4UniformRand()*rad;
    G4double sinPhi = std::sin(phi);
    G4double cosPhi = std::cos(phi);

    G4ParticleMomentum eDirection(sinTheta*cosPhi, sinTheta*sinPhi, cosTheta);
    G4DynamicParticle* dynamicPositron
      = new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[1], eDirection*eMomentum);
    products->PushProducts(dynamicPositron);

    // Generate neutrino with angle relative to positron, and energy from
    // energy-momentum conservation using endpoint energy of reaction
    G4double cosThetaENu = 2.*G4UniformRand() - 1.;
    G4double eTE = eMass + eKE;
    G4double nuEnergy = ((endpointEnergy - eKE)*(parentMass + nucleusMass - eTE)
          - eMomentum*eMomentum)/(parentMass - eTE + eMomentum*cosThetaENu)/2.;

    G4double sinThetaENu = std::sqrt(1.0 - cosThetaENu*cosThetaENu);
    phi = twopi*G4UniformRand()*rad;
    G4double sinPhiNu = std::sin(phi);
    G4double cosPhiNu = std::cos(phi);

    G4ParticleMomentum nuDirection;
    nuDirection.setX(sinThetaENu*cosPhiNu*cosTheta*cosPhi -
                     sinThetaENu*sinPhiNu*sinPhi + cosThetaENu*sinTheta*cosPhi);
    nuDirection.setY(sinThetaENu*cosPhiNu*cosTheta*sinPhi +
                     sinThetaENu*sinPhiNu*cosPhi + cosThetaENu*sinTheta*sinPhi);
    nuDirection.setZ(-sinThetaENu*cosPhiNu*sinTheta + cosThetaENu*cosTheta);

    G4DynamicParticle* dynamicNeutrino
      = new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[2], nuDirection*nuEnergy);
    products->PushProducts(dynamicNeutrino);

    // Generate daughter nucleus from sum of positron and neutrino 4-vectors:
    // p_D = - p_e - p_nu
    G4DynamicParticle* dynamicDaughter =
      new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_daughters[0],
                            -eDirection*eMomentum - nuDirection*nuEnergy);
    products->PushProducts(dynamicDaughter);

  } else {
    // positron energy below threshold -> no decay
    G4DynamicParticle* noDecay =
      new G4DynamicParticle(G4MT_parent, G4ThreeVector(0,0,0), 0.0);
    products->PushProducts(noDecay);
  }

  // Check energy conservation against endpoint value, not nuclear masses
  /*
  G4int nProd = products->entries();
  G4DynamicParticle* temp = 0;
  G4double Esum = 0.0;
  for (G4int i = 0; i < nProd; i++) {
    temp = products->operator[](i);
    Esum += temp->GetKineticEnergy();
  }
  G4double eCons = (endpointEnergy - Esum)/keV;
  if (eCons > 0.001) G4cout << " Beta+ check: eCons (keV) = " << eCons << G4endl;
  */
  return products;
}

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void G4BetaPlusDecay::DumpNuclearInfo ( )

virtual

Implements G4NuclearDecay.

Definition at line 197 of file G4BetaPlusDecay.cc.

{
  G4cout << " G4BetaPlusDecay for parent nucleus " << GetParentName() << G4endl;
  G4cout << " decays to " << GetDaughterName(0) << " , " << GetDaughterName(1) 
         << " and " << GetDaughterName(2) << " with branching ratio " << GetBR()
         << "% and endpoint energy " << endpointEnergy/keV << " keV " << G4endl;
}

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• source/geant4.10.03.p02/source/processes/hadronic/models/radioactive_decay/include/G4BetaPlusDecay.hh
• source/geant4.10.03.p02/source/processes/hadronic/models/radioactive_decay/src/G4BetaPlusDecay.cc