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// $Id: G4eIonisation.hh,v 1.16 2002/04/09 17:34:41 vnivanch Exp $
// GEANT4 tag $Name: geant4-05-00 $
//
//--------------- G4eIonisation physics process --------------------------------
// by Laszlo Urban, 20 March 1997
//
// 10-02-00 modifications , new e.m. structure, L.Urban
// 03-08-01 new methods Store/Retrieve PhysicsTable (mma)
// 13-08-01 new function ComputeRestrictedMeandEdx() (mma)
// 19-09-01 come back to previous ProcessName "eIoni"
// 29-10-01 all static functions no more inlined (mma)
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Class description
//
// This class manages the ionisation process for e-/e+
// it inherites from G4VContinuousDiscreteProcess via G4VeEnergyLoss.
//
// Class description - end
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#ifndef G4eIonisation_h
#define G4eIonisation_h 1
#include "G4VeEnergyLoss.hh"
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class G4eIonisation : public G4VeEnergyLoss
{
public: // with description
G4eIonisation(const G4String& processName = "eIoni");
~G4eIonisation();
G4bool IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition&);
// return true for e+/e-, false otherwise
void BuildPhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition& aParticleType);
// this function overloads a virtual function of the base class.
// It is invoked by the G4ParticleWithCuts::SetCut() method.
// It invokes BuildLambdaTable(), BuildLossTable(), BuildDEDXTable()
void BuildLossTable(const G4ParticleDefinition& aParticleType);
// build the dE/dx tables due to the ionisation, for every materials.
// (restricted stopping power, Berger-Seltzer formula)
void BuildLambdaTable(const G4ParticleDefinition& aParticleType);
// build mean free path tables for the delta rays production.
// the tables are built for every materials.
G4bool StorePhysicsTable(G4ParticleDefinition* ,
const G4String& directory, G4bool);
// store eLoss and MeanFreePath tables into an external file
// specified by 'directory' (must exist before invokation)
G4bool RetrievePhysicsTable(G4ParticleDefinition* ,
const G4String& directory, G4bool);
// retrieve eLoss and MeanFreePath tables from an external file
// specified by 'directory'
void PrintInfoDefinition();
// Print few lines of informations about the process: validity range,
// origine ..etc..
// Invoked by BuildPhysicsTable().
G4double GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track& track,
G4double previousStepSize,
G4ForceCondition* condition );
// It returns the MeanFreePath of the process for the current track :
// (energy, material)
// The previousStepSize and G4ForceCondition* are not used.
// This function overloads a virtual function of the base class.
// It is invoked by the ProcessManager of the Particle.
G4VParticleChange *PostStepDoIt(const G4Track& track,
const G4Step& Step );
// It computes the final state of the process (at end of step),
// returned as a ParticleChange object.
// This function overloads a virtual function of the base class.
// It is invoked by the ProcessManager of the Particle.
G4double GetLambda(G4double KineticEnergy, G4Material* material);
// It returns the MeanFreePath of the process for a (energy, material)
protected: // with description
virtual G4double ComputeRestrictedMeandEdx(
const G4ParticleDefinition& aParticleType,
G4double KineticEnergy,
const G4Material* material,
G4double DeltaThreshold);
// computes restricted mean dE/dx in Geant4 internal units.
virtual G4double ComputeCrossSectionPerAtom(
const G4ParticleDefinition& aParticleType,
G4double KineticEnergy,
G4double AtomicNumber,
G4double DeltaThreshold);
// computes total cross section per atom in Geant4 internal units.
protected:
G4PhysicsTable* theMeanFreePathTable;
private:
// hide assignment operator
G4eIonisation & operator=(const G4eIonisation &right);
G4eIonisation(const G4eIonisation&);
private:
static G4double LowerBoundLambda; // binning for mean free path table
static G4double UpperBoundLambda;
static G4int NbinLambda;
G4double LowestKineticEnergy; // binning for dE/dx table
G4double HighestKineticEnergy;
G4int TotBin;
public: // with description
static void SetLowerBoundLambda(G4double val);
static void SetUpperBoundLambda(G4double val);
static void SetNbinLambda(G4int n);
// set the parameters of the mean free path table.
static G4double GetLowerBoundLambda();
static G4double GetUpperBoundLambda();
static G4int GetNbinLambda();
// get the parameters of the mean free path table.
};
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#include "G4eIonisation.icc"
#endif