G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy.hh

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// $Id: G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy.hh 66892 2013-01-17 10:57:59Z gunter $
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//      Class:          G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy
//      Author:         L. Desorgher
//      Organisation:   SpaceIT GmbH
//      Contract:       ESA contract 21435/08/NL/AT
//      Customer:       ESA/ESTEC
//
// CHANGE HISTORY
// --------------
//      ChangeHistory: 
//              -10 May 2007 creation by L. Desorgher  
//              -February-March 2009 Update for protons by L.Desorgher
//              -July August 2009  Update for ion by L.Desorgher
//
//-------------------------------------------------------------
//      Documentation:
//              Continuous process acting on adjoint particles to compute the continuous gain of energy of charged particles when they are tracked back! 
//              
//
#ifndef G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy_h
#define G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy_h 1

#include "G4VContinuousProcess.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4Material.hh"
#include "G4MaterialCutsCouple.hh"
#include "G4Track.hh"
#include "G4UnitsTable.hh"
#include "G4ParticleChange.hh"
#include "G4VEnergyLossProcess.hh"
#include "G4ProductionCutsTable.hh"


class G4Step;
class G4ParticleDefinition;
class G4VEmModel;
class G4VEmFluctuationModel;



class G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy : public G4VContinuousProcess
{
public:

  G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy(const G4String& name = "EnergyGain",
                         G4ProcessType type = fElectromagnetic);

  virtual ~G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy();


protected:

 
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Methods with standard implementation; may be overwritten if needed 
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
protected:

 
  virtual G4double GetContinuousStepLimit(const G4Track& track,
                                                G4double previousStepSize,
                                                G4double currentMinimumStep,
                                                G4double& currentSafety);
                                        

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Generic methods common to all processes 
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
public:

  

  void PreparePhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition&);

  void BuildPhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition&);

 
  G4VParticleChange* AlongStepDoIt(const G4Track&, const G4Step&);


  void SetLossFluctuations(G4bool val);
  inline void SetIsIntegral(G4bool val){is_integral= val;}
  
  inline void SetDirectEnergyLossProcess(G4VEnergyLossProcess* aProcess){theDirectEnergyLossProcess=aProcess;};  
 
  void SetDirectParticle(G4ParticleDefinition* p);

protected:

  
 

private:

  void DefineMaterial(const G4MaterialCutsCouple* couple);
  void SetDynamicMassCharge(const G4Track& track, G4double energy);
 
 
  // hide  assignment operator

  G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy(G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy &);
  G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy & operator=(const G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy &right);

  
private:
 
  const G4Material*  currentMaterial;
  const G4MaterialCutsCouple* currentCouple;
  size_t   currentMaterialIndex; 
  size_t   currentCoupleIndex; 
  G4double currentTcut;
  G4double currentCutInRange;
  G4double preStepKinEnergy;
  
  
 
  G4double linLossLimit; 
  G4bool   lossFluctuationFlag;
  G4bool   lossFluctuationArePossible;
  
  G4VEnergyLossProcess* theDirectEnergyLossProcess;
  G4ParticleDefinition* theDirectPartDef;
 
  
  G4bool is_integral;
  
  //adding for Ions
  //----------------
  G4bool IsIon; 
  G4double massRatio;
  G4double chargeSqRatio;
  G4VEmModel* currentModel; 
  G4double preStepChargeSqRatio;
  G4double preStepScaledKinEnergy;
  G4double preStepRange;

  
  
  
  
};

//
inline void G4ContinuousGainOfEnergy::DefineMaterial(
            const G4MaterialCutsCouple* couple)
{
  if(couple != currentCouple) {
    currentCouple   = couple;
    currentMaterial = couple->GetMaterial();
    currentCoupleIndex = couple->GetIndex();
    currentMaterialIndex = currentMaterial->GetIndex();
    
    size_t idx=1;
    const std::vector<G4double>* aVec = G4ProductionCutsTable::GetProductionCutsTable()->GetEnergyCutsVector(idx);
    currentTcut=(*aVec)[currentCoupleIndex];
    currentCutInRange = couple->GetProductionCuts()->GetProductionCut(theDirectPartDef->GetParticleName());
    //G4cout<<"Define Material"<<G4endl;
    //if(!meanFreePath) ResetNumberOfInteractionLengthLeft();
  }
}

#endif