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Please see the license in the file LICENSE and URL above * // * for the full disclaimer and the limitation of liability. * // * * // * This code implementation is the result of the scientific and * // * technical work of the GEANT4 collaboration. * // * By using, copying, modifying or distributing the software (or * // * any work based on the software) you agree to acknowledge its * // * use in resulting scientific publications, and indicate your * // * acceptance of all terms of the Geant4 Software license. * // ******************************************************************** // // G4FieldManager // // Class description: // // A class to manage (Store) a pointer to the Field subclass that // describes the field of a detector (magnetic, electric or other). // Also stores a reference to the chord finder. // // The G4FieldManager class exists to allow the user program to specify // the electric, magnetic and/or other field(s) of the detector. // // A field manager can be set to a logical volume (or to more than one), // in order to vary its field from that of the world. In this manner // a zero or constant field can override a global field, a more or // less exact version can override the external approximation, lower // or higher precision for tracking can be specified, a different // stepper can be chosen for different volumes, ... // // It also stores a pointer to the ChordFinder object that can do the // propagation in this field. All geometrical track "advancement" // in the field is handled by this ChordFinder object. // // G4FieldManager allows the other classes/object (of the MagneticField // & other class categories) to find out whether a detector field object // exists and what that object is. // // The Chord Finder must be created either by calling CreateChordFinder // for a Magnetic Field or by the user creating a Chord Finder object // "manually" and setting the pointer. // // A default FieldManager is created by the singleton class // G4NavigatorForTracking and exists before main is called. // However a new one can be created and given to G4NavigatorForTracking. // // Our current design envisions that one Field manager is // valid for each region detector. // // It is expected that a particular geometrical region has a Field manager. // By default a Field Manager is created for the world volume, and // will be utilised for all volumes unless it is overridden by a 'local' // field manager. // Note also that a region with both electric E and magnetic B field will // have these treated as one field. // Similarly it could be extended to treat other fields as additional // components of a single field type. // Author: John Apostolakis (CERN), 10.03.1997 - Design and implementation // ------------------------------------------------------------------- #ifndef G4FIELDMANAGER_HH #define G4FIELDMANAGER_HH #include "G4FieldParameters.hh" #include "globals.hh" class G4Field; class G4MagneticField; class G4ChordFinder; class G4Track; // Forward reference for parameter configuration /** * @brief G4FieldManager is a manager (store) for a pointer to the Field * subclass that describes the field of a detector (magnetic, electric or * other). It also stores a reference to the chord finder. * A field manager can be set to a logical volume (or to more than one), * in order to vary its field from that of the world volume. In this manner * a zero or constant field can override a global field, a more or less exact * version can override the external approximation, lower or higher precision * for tracking can be specified, a different stepper can be chosen for * different volumes, etc... * The Chord Finder must be created either by calling CreateChordFinder() * for a Magnetic Field or by the user creating a Chord Finder object * "manually" and setting the pointer. * The current design envisions that one Field manager is valid for each * detector region. It is expected that a particular geometrical region has * a Field manager. By default a Field Manager is created for the world volume, * and will be utilised for all volumes unless it is overridden by a 'local' * field manager. * Note also that a region with both electric E and magnetic B field will * have these treated as one field. Similarly it could be extended to treat * other fields as additional components of a single field type. */ class G4FieldManager { public: /** * General Constructor for any field. Must be set with field and chord finder * for use. * @param[in] detectorField Pointer to the field. * @param[in] pChordFinder Pointer to the chord finder object. * @param[in] b Flag to indicate if the field changes the energy; it is * taken from the provided field, if specified. */ G4FieldManager(G4Field* detectorField = nullptr, G4ChordFinder* pChordFinder = nullptr, G4bool b = true ); // fieldChangesEnergy is taken from field /** * Constructor creating the chord finder. It assumes pure magnetic field, * so energy constant. * @param[in] detectorMagneticField Pointer to the magnetic field. */ G4FieldManager(G4MagneticField* detectorMagneticField); /** * Virtual Destructor. */ virtual ~G4FieldManager(); /** * Copy constructor and assignment operator not allowed. */ G4FieldManager(const G4FieldManager&) = delete; G4FieldManager& operator=(const G4FieldManager&) = delete; /** * Pushes the field to the equation. Failure to push the field (due to * absence of a chord finder, driver, stepper or equation) is * - '0' = quiet : Do not complain if chordFinder == 0 * (It will still warn for other error); * - '1' = warn : a warning if anything is missing; * - '2'/else = FATAL : a fatal error for all other values. * @param[in] detectorField Pointer to the field. * @param[in] failMode Flag (0/1/2) for selected failure mode. * @returns Success (true) or failure (false). */ G4bool SetDetectorField(G4Field* detectorField, G4int failMode = 0); /** * Pushes the field to this class only -- no further. * Should be used to initialise this field, only *before* creating * the chord finder and its dependent classes. * User is then responsible to ensure that: * i) an equation, stepper, driver and chord finder are created; * ii) this field is used by the equation. * @param[in] detectorField Pointer to the field. */ inline void ProposeDetectorField(G4Field* detectorField); /** * Pushes the field to the equation and keeps its address. * Can be used only once the equation, stepper, driver and chord finder * have all been created; else it is an error. * @param[in] detectorField Pointer to the field. */ inline void ChangeDetectorField(G4Field* detectorField); /** * Methods to get and check (existance of) the field object. */ inline const G4Field* GetDetectorField() const; inline G4bool DoesFieldExist() const; /** * Methods to create, set or get the associated Chord Finder. */ void CreateChordFinder(G4MagneticField* detectorMagField); inline void SetChordFinder(G4ChordFinder* aChordFinder); inline G4ChordFinder* GetChordFinder(); inline const G4ChordFinder* GetChordFinder() const; /** * Setups the choice of the configurable parameters, relying on the * current track's energy, particle identity... * Note: in addition to the values of member variables, a user can use * this to change the ChordFinder, the field, etc. * @param[in] pTrack Pointer to a track. */ virtual void ConfigureForTrack( const G4Track* pTrack ); /** * Static methods to set/get the global field. */ static void SetGlobalFieldManager(G4FieldManager* fieldManager); static G4FieldManager* GetGlobalFieldManager(); /** * Returns the accuracy for boundary intersection. */ inline G4double GetDeltaIntersection() const; /** * Returns the accuracy for one tracking/physics step. */ inline G4double GetDeltaOneStep() const; /** * Sets both accuracies, maintaining a fixed ratio for accuracies * of volume Intersection and Integration (in One Step). */ inline void SetAccuraciesWithDeltaOneStep(G4double valDeltaOneStep); /** * Sets the accuracy for integration of one step (only). */ inline void SetDeltaOneStep(G4double valueD1step); /** * Sets the accuracy of intersection of a volume (only). */ inline void SetDeltaIntersection(G4double valueDintersection); /** * Methods to set/get the minimum for Relative accuracy of a Step. */ inline G4double GetMinimumEpsilonStep() const; G4bool SetMinimumEpsilonStep( G4double newEpsMin ); /** * Methods to set/get the maximum for Relative accuracy of a Step. */ inline G4double GetMaximumEpsilonStep() const; G4bool SetMaximumEpsilonStep( G4double newEpsMax ); /** * Methods to set/get flag for field changing energy. * For electric field this should be true; for magnetic field this * should be false. */ inline G4bool DoesFieldChangeEnergy() const; inline void SetFieldChangesEnergy(G4bool value); /** * Needed for multi-threading, create and returns an allocated clone * of this object. */ virtual G4FieldManager* Clone() const; /** * Static methods to set/get the maximum accepted epsilon. * If setting fails, with softFail=true it gives Warning, else * a FatalException. */ static G4double GetMaxAcceptedEpsilon(); static G4bool SetMaxAcceptedEpsilon(G4double maxEps, G4bool softFail= false); protected: /** * Logger for reporting on correctness of the proposed epsilon value. */ void ReportBadEpsilonValue(G4ExceptionDescription& erm, G4double value, const G4String& name) const; /** Epsilon_min/max values must be smaller than this for robust integration. */ static G4double fMaxAcceptedEpsilon; static constexpr G4double fMinAcceptedEpsilon = 1000.0 * std::numeric_limits::epsilon(); /** Setting larger value will give warning. */ static constexpr G4double fMaxWarningEpsilon = 0.001; /** Will not accept larger values. */ static constexpr G4double fMaxFinalEpsilon = 0.02; /** Controls verbosity of constructors. */ static G4bool fVerboseConstruction; private: /** * Checks whether the field/equation changes the energy and sets the data * member accordingly. Does not handle special cases - this must be done * separately (e.g. magnetic monopole in B field). */ void InitialiseFieldChangesEnergy(); private: /** Dependent objects -- with state that depends on tracking. */ G4Field* fDetectorField = nullptr; G4ChordFinder* fChordFinder = nullptr; /** Flag to indicate if "new" was used to create the Chord Finder. */ G4bool fAllocatedChordFinder = false; // // 1. CHARACTERISTIC of field G4bool fFieldChangesEnergy = false; // 2. PARAMETERS that determine the accuracy of integration or intersection /** Value for the required accuracies for one tracking/physics step. */ G4double fDelta_One_Step_Value = G4FieldDefaults::kDeltaOneStep; /** Value for the required accuracies for boundary intersection. */ G4double fDelta_Intersection_Val = G4FieldDefaults::kDeltaIntersection; /** Values for the small possible relative accuracy of a step (corresponding to the greatest possible integration accuracy). */ G4double fEpsilonMin = G4FieldDefaults::kMinimumEpsilonStep; G4double fEpsilonMax = G4FieldDefaults::kMaximumEpsilonStep; /** Global field manager set by G4TransportationManager to allow accessing the global field without dependency on navigation. */ static G4ThreadLocal G4FieldManager* fGlobalFieldManager; }; // Implementation of inline functions #include "G4FieldManager.icc" #endif