G4VPhononProcess.hh

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/// \file processes/phonon/include/G4VPhononProcess.hh
/// \brief Definition of the G4VPhononProcess base class
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// $Id: G4VPhononProcess.hh 75725 2013-11-05 16:52:30Z mkelsey $
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#ifndef G4VPhononProcess_h
#define G4VPhononProcess_h 1

#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4VDiscreteProcess.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"

class G4PhononTrackMap;
class G4LatticePhysical;


class G4VPhononProcess : public G4VDiscreteProcess {
public:
  G4VPhononProcess(const G4String& processName);
  virtual ~G4VPhononProcess();

  virtual G4bool IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition& aPD);

  // Initialize wave vectors for currently active track(s)
  // NOTE:  These functions must call back to base class implementations!
  virtual void StartTracking(G4Track* track);
  virtual void EndTracking();

protected:
  // For convenience, map phonon type to polarization code
  virtual G4int GetPolarization(const G4Track& track) const;
  virtual G4int GetPolarization(const G4Track* track) const {
    return GetPolarization(*track);
  }

  // For convenience, generate random polarization from density of states
  // Values passed may be zero to suppress particular states
  virtual G4int ChoosePolarization(G4double Ldos, G4double STdos,
                   G4double FTdos) const;

  // Construct new track with correct momentum, position, etc.
  virtual G4Track* CreateSecondary(G4int polarization, const G4ThreeVector& K,
                   G4double energy) const;

protected:
  G4PhononTrackMap* trackKmap;      // For convenient access by processes
  const G4LatticePhysical* theLattice;

private:
  const G4Track* currentTrack;      // For use by Start/EndTracking

  // hide assignment operators as private 
  G4VPhononProcess(G4VPhononProcess&);
  G4VPhononProcess& operator=(const G4VPhononProcess& right);
};

#endif  /* G4VPhononProcess_h */