G4IonParametrisedLossModel.icc

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// ===========================================================================
// GEANT4 class
//
// Class:                G4IonParametrisedLossModel
//
// Base class:           G4VEmModel (utils)
// 
// Author:               Anton Lechner (Anton.Lechner@cern.ch)
//
// First implementation: 10. 11. 2008
//
// Modifications: 03. 02. 2009 - Bug fix iterators (AL)
//                11. 03. 2009 - Introduced new table handler (G4IonDEDXHandler)
//                               and modified method to add/remove tables
//                               (tables are now built in initialisation phase),
//                               Minor bug fix in ComputeDEDXPerVolume (AL)
//                20. 11. 2009 - Added set-method for energy loss limit (AL)
//                04. 11. 2010 - Moved virtual methods to the source (VI)
//
// Class description:
//    Model for computing the energy loss of ions by employing a 
//    parameterisation of dE/dx tables (default ICRU 73 tables). For 
//    ion-material combinations and/or projectile energies not covered 
//    by this model, the G4BraggIonModel and G4BetheBloch models are
//    employed.
//
// Comments:
//
// =========================================================================== 

inline G4double G4IonParametrisedLossModel::DeltaRayMeanEnergyTransferRate(
                                      const G4Material* material,
                                      const G4ParticleDefinition* particle,
                                      G4double kineticEnergy,
                                      G4double cutEnergy) {

  // ############## Mean energy transferred to delta-rays ###################
  // Computes the mean energy transfered to delta-rays per unit length,
  // considering only delta-rays with energies above the energy threshold 
  // (energy cut)
  //
  // The mean energy transfer rate is derived by using the differential
  // cross section given in the references below.
  //
  // See Geant4 physics reference manual (version 9.1), section 9.1.3
  // 
  // Ref.: W.M. Yao et al, Jour. of Phys. G 33 (2006) 1.
  //       B. Rossi, High energy particles, New York, NY: Prentice-Hall (1952).
  //
  // (Implementation adapted from G4BraggIonModel)


  //   *** Variables:
  //   kineticEnergy = kinetic energy of projectile
  //   totEnergy     = total energy of projectile, i.e. kinetic energy
  //                   plus rest energy (Mc^2)
  //   betaSquared   = beta of projectile squared, calculated as
  //                      beta^2 = 1 - 1 / (E/Mc^2)^2
  //                             = T * ( E + Mc^2 ) / E^2
  //                   where T = kineticEnergy, E = totEnergy
  //   cutEnergy     = energy threshold for secondary particle production
  //                   i.e. energy cut, below which energy transfered to 
  //                   electrons is treated as continuous loss of projectile
  //   maxKinEnergy  = maximum energy transferable to secondary electrons
  //   meanRate      = mean kinetic energy of delta ray (per unit length) 
  //                   (above cutEnergy)  

  G4double meanRate = 0.0;

  G4double maxKinEnergy = MaxSecondaryEnergy(particle, kineticEnergy);

  if (cutEnergy < maxKinEnergy) {

    G4double totalEnergy  = kineticEnergy + cacheMass;
    G4double betaSquared  = kineticEnergy * 
                  (totalEnergy + cacheMass) / (totalEnergy * totalEnergy);

    G4double cutMaxEnergyRatio = cutEnergy / maxKinEnergy;

    meanRate = 
        (- std::log(cutMaxEnergyRatio) - (1.0 - cutMaxEnergyRatio) * betaSquared) * 
        CLHEP::twopi_mc2_rcl2 * 
        (material->GetTotNbOfElectPerVolume()) / betaSquared;

    meanRate *= GetChargeSquareRatio(particle, material, kineticEnergy);
  }
  
  return meanRate;
}

inline
void G4IonParametrisedLossModel::UpdateCache(
                             const G4ParticleDefinition* particle) {

  cacheParticle = particle;
  cacheMass = particle -> GetPDGMass();
  cacheElecMassRatio = CLHEP::electron_mass_c2 / cacheMass;
  G4double q = particle -> GetPDGCharge() / CLHEP::eplus;
  cacheChargeSquare = q * q;
}

inline
LossTableList::iterator G4IonParametrisedLossModel::IsApplicable(
                    const G4ParticleDefinition* particle,  // Projectile (ion) 
                    const G4Material* material) {          // Target material

  LossTableList::iterator iter = lossTableList.end();
  LossTableList::iterator iterTables = lossTableList.begin();
  LossTableList::iterator iterTables_end = lossTableList.end();

  for(;iterTables != iterTables_end; iterTables++) {
      G4bool isApplicable = (*iterTables) -> 
                       IsApplicable(particle, material);
      if(isApplicable) {
         iter = iterTables;
         break;
      }
  }

  return iter;
}


inline
void G4IonParametrisedLossModel::SetEnergyLossLimit(
                                            G4double ionEnergyLossLimit) {

  if(ionEnergyLossLimit > 0 && ionEnergyLossLimit <=1) {

     energyLossLimit = ionEnergyLossLimit;
  }
}

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