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Capra 1st implementation // 20 May 2005 MGP Modified protected member functions to return a const pointer // //---------------------------------------------------------------- #ifndef G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess_hh #define G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess_hh // Base class #include "G4VLowEnergyTestableDiscreteProcess.hh" // Forward declaration class G4String; class G4ParticleDefinition; class G4DynamicParticle; class G4Track; class G4VCrossSectionHandler; class G4VEMDataSet; class G4VDataSetAlgorithm; // G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess // A common class for Rayleigh and Compton processes class G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess : public G4VLowEnergyTestableDiscreteProcess { public: // Class constructor // // Creates crossSectionHandler and scatterFunctionData // scatterFunctionData are loaded from the scatterFile file, and are interpolated with scatterInterpolation algorithm // processName The name of the process // aCrossSectionFileName The name of the cross-section data file // aScatterFileName The name of the scatter function data // aScatterInterpolation The interpolation algorithm // aLowEnergyLimit The lower energy limit of validity against data // aHighEnergyLimit The higher energy limit of validity against data G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess(const G4String& processName, const G4String& aCrossSectionFileName, const G4String& aScatterFileName, G4VDataSetAlgorithm* aScatterInterpolation, G4double aLowEnergyLimit, G4double aHighEnergyLimit); // Class destructor // // Deletes crossSectionHandler, meanFreePathTable and scatterFunctionData virtual ~G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess(void); // Checks if the process is applicable to the particle // // For processes inheriting from this class the only applicable particle is the photon // particleDefinition Is the particle to be checked for the applicability of the process // true only if the particle is a photon virtual G4bool IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition& particleDefinition); // Updates the crossSectionHandler and builds the meanFreePathTable from it // // crossSectionHandler data is loaded from crossSectionFile file // photon particle is always a photon virtual void BuildPhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition& photon); // Returns the low energy limit of the process // The low energy limit of the process inline G4double GetLowEnergyLimit(void) const {return lowEnergyLimit;} // Returns the high energy limit of the process // The high energy limit of the process inline G4double GetHighEnergyLimit(void) const {return highEnergyLimit;} protected: // Evaluates the process mean free path // // Mean free path evaluation is based on meanFreePathTable generated by the crossSectionHandler with data taken from the crossSectionFile. // The method uses lowEnergyLimit and highEnergyLimit // aTrack the particle momentum for which the mean free path must be evaluates (a photon) // previousStepSize the size of the prevous step (not used by this implementation) // condition the consition to be updated (not used by this implementation) // The mean free path for the process virtual G4double GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track &aTrack, G4double previousStepSize, G4ForceCondition* condition); // Returns the cross-section handler // The cross-section handler inline const G4VCrossSectionHandler* GetCrossSectionHandler(void) const {return crossSectionHandler;} // Returns the mean free path table // The mean free path table inline const G4VEMDataSet* GetMeanFreePathTable(void) const {return meanFreePathTable;} // Returns the scatter function data // The scatter function data inline const G4VEMDataSet* GetScatterFunctionData(void) const {return scatterFunctionData;} // Verifies if the polarization vector is orthonormal to the photon direction // // This method is used by polarized processes. It returns always a vector orthonormal to the photon direction. // When G4DynamicParticle::GetPolarization() is well defined the returned vector matches this vector. // When G4DynamicParticle::GetPolarization() is sensibly different from a null-vector, the returned vector is // orthonormal to the photon direction and on the plane made with G4DynamicParticle::GetPolarization() // When G4DynamicParticle::GetPolarization() is almost a null-vector, the returned vector is a random // vector orthonormal to the photon direction // photon The incoming photon // s Always a vector ortogonal to the photon direction. G4ThreeVector GetPhotonPolarization(const G4DynamicParticle& photon); private: // Hides copy constructor G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess(const G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess& ); // Hides assignment operator G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess& operator=(const G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess& ); // Low energy limit G4double lowEnergyLimit; // High energy limit G4double highEnergyLimit; // Cross-section file name G4String crossSectionFileName; // Cross-section handler G4VCrossSectionHandler* crossSectionHandler; // The mean free path table based on cross-section data G4VEMDataSet* meanFreePathTable; // Scatter function table G4VEMDataSet* scatterFunctionData; }; #endif /* G4VLowEnergyDiscretePhotonProcess_hh */