G4BraggIonModel.hh

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// GEANT4 Class header file
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// File name:     G4BraggIonModel
//
// Author:        Vladimir Ivanchenko
//
// Creation date: 13.10.2004
//
// Modifications:
// 09-11-04 Migration to new interface of Store/Retrieve tables (V.Ivantchenko)
// 11-05-05 Major optimisation of internal interfaces (V.Ivantchenko)
// 15-02-06 ComputeCrossSectionPerElectron, ComputeCrossSectionPerAtom (mma)
// 25-04-06 Add stopping data from ASTAR (V.Ivanchenko)
// 12-08-08 Added methods GetParticleCharge, GetChargeSquareRatio, 
//          CorrectionsAlongStep needed for ions(V.Ivanchenko)

//
// Class Description:
//
// Implementation of energy loss and delta-electron production
// by heavy slow charged particles using ICRU'49 and NIST evaluated data 
// for He4 ions

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//

#ifndef G4BraggIonModel_h
#define G4BraggIonModel_h 1

#include <CLHEP/Units/PhysicalConstants.h>

#include "G4VEmModel.hh"
#include "G4ASTARStopping.hh"

class G4ParticleChangeForLoss;
class G4EmCorrections;

class G4BraggIonModel : public G4VEmModel
{

public:

  G4BraggIonModel(const G4ParticleDefinition* p = 0,
                  const G4String& nam = "BraggIon");

  virtual ~G4BraggIonModel();

  virtual void Initialise(const G4ParticleDefinition*, const G4DataVector&);

  virtual G4double ComputeCrossSectionPerElectron(
                 const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                 G4double kineticEnergy,
                 G4double cutEnergy,
                 G4double maxEnergy);
                 
  virtual G4double ComputeCrossSectionPerAtom(
                 const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                 G4double kineticEnergy,
                 G4double Z, G4double A,
                 G4double cutEnergy,
                 G4double maxEnergy);
                                 
  virtual G4double CrossSectionPerVolume(const G4Material*,
                 const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                 G4double kineticEnergy,
                 G4double cutEnergy,
                 G4double maxEnergy);
                 
  virtual G4double ComputeDEDXPerVolume(const G4Material*,
                 const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                 G4double kineticEnergy,
                 G4double cutEnergy);

  virtual void SampleSecondaries(std::vector<G4DynamicParticle*>*,
                 const G4MaterialCutsCouple*,
                 const G4DynamicParticle*,
                 G4double tmin,
                 G4double maxEnergy);

  // Compute ion charge 
  virtual G4double GetChargeSquareRatio(const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                    const G4Material*,
                    G4double kineticEnergy);

  virtual G4double GetParticleCharge(const G4ParticleDefinition* p,
                     const G4Material* mat,
                     G4double kineticEnergy);

  // add correction to energy loss and ompute non-ionizing energy loss
  virtual void CorrectionsAlongStep(const G4MaterialCutsCouple*,
                    const G4DynamicParticle*,
                    G4double& eloss,
                    G4double& niel,
                    G4double length);

protected:

  virtual G4double MaxSecondaryEnergy(const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                      G4double kinEnergy);

private:

  void SetParticle(const G4ParticleDefinition* p);

  G4double HeEffChargeSquare(G4double z, G4double kinEnergyInMeV) const;

  // hide assignment operator
  G4BraggIonModel & operator=(const  G4BraggIonModel &right);
  G4BraggIonModel(const  G4BraggIonModel&);

  G4bool HasMaterial(const G4Material* material);

  G4double StoppingPower(const G4Material* material,
                               G4double kineticEnergy);

  G4double ElectronicStoppingPower(G4double z,
                                   G4double kineticEnergy) const;

  G4double DEDX(const G4Material* material, G4double kineticEnergy);

  G4EmCorrections*            corr;

  const G4ParticleDefinition* particle;
  G4ParticleDefinition*       theElectron;
  G4ParticleChangeForLoss*    fParticleChange;

  G4ASTARStopping             astar;

  const G4Material*           currentMaterial;

  G4double mass;
  G4double spin;
  G4double chargeSquare;
  G4double massRate;
  G4double ratio;
  G4double lowestKinEnergy;
  G4double HeMass;
  G4double massFactor;
  G4double corrFactor;
  G4double rateMassHe2p;
  G4double theZieglerFactor;

  G4int    iMolecula;          // index in the molecula's table
  G4int    iASTAR;             // index in ASTAR
  G4bool   isIon;
  G4bool   isInitialised;
};

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inline void G4BraggIonModel::SetParticle(const G4ParticleDefinition* p)
{
  particle = p;
  mass = particle->GetPDGMass();
  spin = particle->GetPDGSpin();
  G4double q   = particle->GetPDGCharge()/CLHEP::eplus;
  chargeSquare = q*q;
  massRate     = mass/CLHEP::proton_mass_c2;
  ratio        = CLHEP::electron_mass_c2/mass;
}

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#endif