G4INCLICoulomb.hh

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// INCL++ intra-nuclear cascade model
// Pekka Kaitaniemi, CEA and Helsinki Institute of Physics
// Davide Mancusi, CEA
// Alain Boudard, CEA
// Sylvie Leray, CEA
// Joseph Cugnon, University of Liege
//
#define INCLXX_IN_GEANT4_MODE 1

#include "globals.hh"

/** \file G4INCLICoulomb.hh
 * \brief Abstract interface for Coulomb distortion.
 *
 * \date 14 February 2011
 * \author Davide Mancusi
 */

#ifndef G4INCLICOULOMB_HH_
#define G4INCLICOULOMB_HH_

#include "G4INCLParticle.hh"
#include "G4INCLParticleEntryAvatar.hh"
#include "G4INCLNucleus.hh"

namespace G4INCL {
  class ICoulomb {

    public:

      ICoulomb() {}
      virtual ~ICoulomb() {}

      /** \brief Modify the momentum of an incoming particle and position it on
       *         the surface of the nucleus.
       *
       * This method places Particle p on the surface of Nucleus n and modifies
       * the direction of its momentum to be tangent to the Coulomb trajectory in
       * that point.
       *
       * The input particle has to be prepared with its asymptotic momentum. Its
       * position is used only for the purpose of computing the asymptotic impact
       * parameter; in other words, this method only uses the components of the
       * position that are perpendicular to the momentum. The remaining component
       * is not used, and can be set to any value.
       *
       * This method returns a ParticleEntry avatar for the projectile.
       *
       * \param p incoming particle
       * \param n distorting nucleus
       * \return the ParticleEntryAvatar for the projectile particle
       **/
      virtual ParticleEntryAvatar *bringToSurface(Particle * const p, Nucleus * const n) const = 0;

      /** \brief Modify the momentum of an incoming cluster and position it on
       *         the surface of the target.
       *
       * Same as the Particle-based bringToSurface method, but for incoming heavy
       * ions.
       *
       * This method returns a list of ParticleEntry avatars for the
       * participant nucleons
       *
       * \param c incoming heavy ion
       * \param n distorting nucleus
       * \return a list of ParticleEntryAvatars
       **/
      virtual IAvatarList bringToSurface(Cluster * const c, Nucleus * const n) const = 0;

      /** \brief Modify the momenta of the outgoing particles. **/
      virtual void distortOut(ParticleList const &pL, Nucleus const * const n) const = 0;

      /** \brief Return the maximum impact parameter for Coulomb-distorted
       *         trajectories. **/
      virtual G4double maxImpactParameter(ParticleSpecies const &p, const G4double kinE, Nucleus const * const n) const = 0;

  };
}

#endif /* G4INCLICOULOMB_HH_ */