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// *                    GEANT 4 xray_telescope advanced example         *
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// * MODULE:            XrayTelStepCut.hh                               *
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// * Version:           0.4                                             *
// * Date:              06/11/00                                        *
// * Author:            R Nartallo                                      *
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// CHANGE HISTORY
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// 06.11.2000 R.Nartallo
// - First implementation of X-ray Telescope advanced example.
// - Based on Chandra and XMM models
//
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#ifndef XrayTelStepCut_h
#define XrayTelStepCut_h 1

#include "G4ios.hh"
#include "G4VDiscreteProcess.hh"
#include "G4Step.hh"
#include "globals.hh"

class XrayTelStepCut : public G4VDiscreteProcess
{
public:     

  XrayTelStepCut(const G4String& processName ="UserStepCut" );
  XrayTelStepCut(XrayTelStepCut &);

  ~XrayTelStepCut();

  G4double PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                                                const G4Track& track,
                                                G4double   previousStepSize,
                                                G4ForceCondition* condition
                                                );

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

  void SetMaxStep(G4double);

protected:

  // it is not needed here !
  G4double GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track& aTrack,
                           G4double   previousStepSize,
                           G4ForceCondition* condition
                           );

                            
private:
  
  // hide assignment operator as private 
  XrayTelStepCut & operator=(const XrayTelStepCut &right);

private:

  G4double MaxChargedStep ;
};

// inlined function members implementation

#include "G4Step.hh"
#include "G4Track.hh"
#include "G4UserLimits.hh"
#include "G4VParticleChange.hh"
#include "G4EnergyLossTables.hh"

inline G4double XrayTelStepCut::PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                                                                     const G4Track& aTrack,
                                                                     G4double,
                                                                     G4ForceCondition* condition
                                                                     )
{
  // condition is set to "Not Forced"
  *condition = NotForced;

  G4double ProposedStep = DBL_MAX;

  if((MaxChargedStep > 0.) &&
     (aTrack.GetVolume() != NULL) &&
     (aTrack.GetVolume()->GetName() == "Absorber") &&
     (aTrack.GetDynamicParticle()->GetDefinition()->GetPDGCharge() != 0.))
    ProposedStep = MaxChargedStep ;

  return ProposedStep;
}

inline G4VParticleChange* XrayTelStepCut::PostStepDoIt(
                                                       const G4Track& aTrack,
                                                       const G4Step&
                                                       )
{
  // do nothing
  aParticleChange.Initialize(aTrack);
  return &aParticleChange;
}

inline G4double XrayTelStepCut::GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track&,
                                                G4double,
                                                G4ForceCondition*
                                                )
{
  return 0.;
}

#endif