G4UAtomicDeexcitation.hh

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// $Id: G4UAtomicDeexcitation.cc,v 1.11 
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// Geant4 Header G4UAtomicDeexcitation
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// Authors: Alfonso Mantero (Alfonso.Mantero@ge.infn.it)
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// Created 22 April 2010 from old G4AtomicDeexcitation class 
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// Modified:
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// Class description:
// Implementation of atomic deexcitation 
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#ifndef G4UAtomicDeexcitation_h
#define G4UAtomicDeexcitation_h 1

#include "G4VAtomDeexcitation.hh"
#include "G4AtomicShell.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4DynamicParticle.hh"
#include <vector>

class G4AtomicTransitionManager;
class G4VhShellCrossSection;
class G4EmCorrections;
class G4Material;

class G4UAtomicDeexcitation : public G4VAtomDeexcitation
{  
public: 
  
  G4UAtomicDeexcitation();
  virtual ~G4UAtomicDeexcitation();
   
  //=================================================================
  // methods that are requested to be implemented by the interface
  //=================================================================

  // initialisation methods
  virtual void InitialiseForNewRun();
  virtual void InitialiseForExtraAtom(G4int Z);


  // Set threshold energy for fluorescence 
  void SetCutForSecondaryPhotons(G4double cut);

  // Set threshold energy for Auger electron production
  void SetCutForAugerElectrons(G4double cut);
  

  // Get atomic shell by shell index, used by discrete processes 
  // (for example, photoelectric), when shell vacancy sampled by the model
  virtual 
  const G4AtomicShell* GetAtomicShell(G4int Z, 
                      G4AtomicShellEnumerator shell);

  // generation of deexcitation for given atom, shell vacancy and cuts
  virtual void GenerateParticles(std::vector<G4DynamicParticle*>* secVect,  
                 const G4AtomicShell*, 
                 G4int Z,
                                 G4double gammaCut,
                 G4double eCut);

  //  access or compute PIXE cross section 
  virtual
  G4double GetShellIonisationCrossSectionPerAtom(const G4ParticleDefinition*, 
                         G4int Z, 
                         G4AtomicShellEnumerator shell,
                         G4double kinE,
                                                 const G4Material* mat = 0);

  //  access or compute PIXE cross section 
  virtual
  G4double ComputeShellIonisationCrossSectionPerAtom(const G4ParticleDefinition*, 
                             G4int Z, 
                             G4AtomicShellEnumerator shell,
                             G4double kinE,
                             const G4Material* mat = 0);

  //=================================================================
  // concrete methods of the deextation class
  //=================================================================

private:

  // Decides wether a radiative transition is possible and, if it is,
  // returns the identity of the starting shell for the transition
  G4int SelectTypeOfTransition(G4int Z, G4int shellId);
  
  // Generates a particle from a radiative transition and returns it
  G4DynamicParticle* GenerateFluorescence(G4int Z, G4int shellId, 
                      G4int provShellId);
 
  // Generates a particle from a non-radiative transition and returns it
  G4DynamicParticle* GenerateAuger(G4int Z, G4int shellId);

  // copy constructor and hide assignment operator
  G4UAtomicDeexcitation(G4UAtomicDeexcitation &);
  G4UAtomicDeexcitation & operator=(const G4UAtomicDeexcitation &right);

  const G4AtomicTransitionManager* transitionManager;
 
  // Data member which stores the shells to be filled by 
  // the radiative transition
  G4int newShellId;

  G4double minGammaEnergy;
  G4double minElectronEnergy;

  // Data member wich stores the id of the shell where is the vacancy 
  // left from the Auger electron
  G4int augerVacancyId;

  // Data member for the calculation of the proton and alpha ionisation XS

  G4VhShellCrossSection* PIXEshellCS;
  G4VhShellCrossSection* anaPIXEshellCS;
  G4VhShellCrossSection* ePIXEshellCS;
  G4EmCorrections*       emcorr;

  const G4ParticleDefinition* theElectron;
  const G4ParticleDefinition* thePositron;
};

#endif