PrimaryGeneratorAction.cc

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#include "PrimaryGeneratorAction.hh"

#include "G4Box.hh"
#include "G4Event.hh"
#include "G4LogicalVolume.hh"
#include "G4LogicalVolumeStore.hh"
#include "G4ParticleDefinition.hh"
#include "G4ParticleGun.hh"
#include "G4ParticleTable.hh"
#include "G4PhysicalConstants.hh"
#include "G4PhysicalVolumeStore.hh"
#include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"

#include "Randomize.hh"

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PrimaryGeneratorAction::PrimaryGeneratorAction()
: G4VUserPrimaryGeneratorAction()
{
  G4int n_particle = 1;
  fpParticleGun  = new G4ParticleGun(n_particle);

  // default particle kinematic

  G4ParticleDefinition* particle
  = G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("e-");
  fpParticleGun->SetParticleDefinition(particle);
  fpParticleGun->SetParticleMomentumDirection(G4ThreeVector(0.,0.,1.));
  fpParticleGun->SetParticleEnergy(0.1*MeV);
  fpParticleGun->SetParticlePosition(G4ThreeVector(0.*nm,0.*nm,0.*nm));
}

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PrimaryGeneratorAction::~PrimaryGeneratorAction()
{
  delete fpParticleGun;
}

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void PrimaryGeneratorAction::GeneratePrimaries(G4Event* anEvent)
{
  // In order to avoid dependence of PrimaryGeneratorAction
  // on DetectorConstruction class we get world volume
  // from G4LogicalVolumeStore
  //
  G4double boundXHalfLength = 0;
  G4double boundYHalfLength = 0;
  G4double boundZHalfLength = 0;

  G4VPhysicalVolume* boundPV
  = G4PhysicalVolumeStore::GetInstance()->GetVolume("boundingPV");

  G4ThreeVector boundPos;
  if ( boundPV )
  {
    boundPos = boundPV->GetTranslation();
  }

  G4LogicalVolume* boundLV
  = G4LogicalVolumeStore::GetInstance()->GetVolume("BoundingLV");

  G4Box* boundBox = 0;
  if ( boundLV )
  {
    boundBox = dynamic_cast< G4Box*>(boundLV->GetSolid());
  }

  if ( boundBox )
  {
    boundXHalfLength = boundBox->GetXHalfLength(); 
    boundYHalfLength = boundBox->GetYHalfLength(); 
    boundZHalfLength = boundBox->GetZHalfLength();

    // Set gun position
    // Select a starting position on a sphere including the target volume
    //
    G4double radius = std::sqrt(boundXHalfLength*boundXHalfLength+
        boundYHalfLength*boundYHalfLength+
        boundZHalfLength*boundZHalfLength);
    G4double cosTheta = 2*G4UniformRand()-1;
    G4double sinTheta = std::sqrt(1.-cosTheta*cosTheta);
    G4double phi = twopi*G4UniformRand();

    G4ThreeVector positionStart(boundPos.x()+radius*sinTheta*std::cos(phi),
        boundPos.y()+radius*sinTheta*std::sin(phi),
        boundPos.z()+radius*cosTheta);

    fpParticleGun->SetParticlePosition(positionStart);

    // Set gun direction
    // To compute the direction, select a point inside the target volume
    //
    G4ThreeVector positionDir(
        boundPos.x()+boundXHalfLength*(2*G4UniformRand()-1),
        boundPos.y()+boundYHalfLength*(2*G4UniformRand()-1),
        boundPos.z()+boundZHalfLength*(2*G4UniformRand()-1));

    fpParticleGun->SetParticleMomentumDirection(
        (positionDir-positionStart).unit());
  }
  else
  {
    G4cerr << "Bounding volume not found." << G4endl;
    G4cerr << "Default particle kinematic used" << G4endl;
  } 

  fpParticleGun->GeneratePrimaryVertex(anEvent);
}