G4ExtDEDXTable.hh

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// GEANT4 class header file
//
// Class:                G4ExtDEDXTable
//
// Base class:           G4VIonDEDXTable 
// 
// Author:               Anton Lechner (Anton.Lechner@cern.ch)
//
// First implementation: 29. 02. 2009
//
// Modifications:
// 03.11.2009 A. Lechner:  Added new methods BuildPhysicsVector according
//            to interface changes in base class G4VIonDEDXTable.
//
//
// Class description:
//    Utility class for users to add their own electronic stopping powers
//    for ions. This class is dedicated for use with G4IonParametrisedLossModel
//    of the low-energy electromagnetic package.
//
// Comments:
//
// =========================================================================== 
//
 
#ifndef G4EXTDEDXTABLE_HH
#define G4EXTDEDXTABLE_HH
 
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4VIonDEDXTable.hh"
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
 
 
class G4ExtDEDXTable : public G4VIonDEDXTable {
 
 public:
   explicit G4ExtDEDXTable();
   virtual ~G4ExtDEDXTable();
 
   virtual G4bool BuildPhysicsVector(G4int ionZ, 
                     const G4String& matName);
 
   virtual G4bool BuildPhysicsVector(G4int ionZ, 
                     G4int matZ);
 
   // Function for checking the availability of stopping power tables
   // for a given ion-material couple, where the material consists of
   // a single element only.
   virtual G4bool IsApplicable(
        G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        G4int atomicNumberElem          // Atomic number of elemental material
                       );
 
   // Function for checking the availability of stopping power tables
   // for given ion-material couples.
   virtual G4bool IsApplicable(
        G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        const G4String& matIdentifier   // Name or chemical formula of material
                       );
 
   // Function returning the stopping power vector for given ion-material
   // couples, where the material consists of a single element only.
   virtual G4PhysicsVector* GetPhysicsVector(
    G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        G4int atomicNumberElem          // Atomic number of elemental material
                     );
 
   // Function returning the stopping power vector for given ion-material
   // couples.
   virtual G4PhysicsVector* GetPhysicsVector(
    G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        const G4String& matIdenfier     // Name or chemical formula of material
                     );
 
   // Function returning the stopping power value for given ion-material
   // couples, where the material consists of a single element only, and
   // given energy.
   G4double GetDEDX(
        G4double kinEnergyPerNucleon,   // Kinetic energy per nucleon
        G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        G4int atomicNumberElem          // Atomic number of elemental material
                     );
 
   // Function returning the stopping power value for given ion-material
   // couples and given energy.
   G4double GetDEDX(
        G4double kinEnergyPerNucleon,   // Kinetic energy per nucleon
    G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        const G4String& matIdenfier     // Name or chemical formula of material
                     );
 
   // Function for adding dE/dx vector for an elemental materials. The last
   // argument only applies to elemental materials.
   G4bool AddPhysicsVector(
        G4PhysicsVector* physicsVector, // Physics vector
    G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        const G4String& matIdenfier,    // Name or chemical formula of material
        G4int atomicNumberElem = 0      // Atomic number of elemental material
             );
 
   // Function for removing dE/dx vector for a compound materials
   G4bool RemovePhysicsVector(
    G4int atomicNumberIon,          // Atomic number of ion
        const G4String& matIdentifier   // Name or chemical formula of material
                );
 
   // Function writing all stopping power vectors to file
   G4bool StorePhysicsTable(
        const G4String& fileName        // File name
                 );
 
   // Function retrieving all stopping power vectors from file
   G4bool RetrievePhysicsTable(
        const G4String& fileName       // File name
                   );
 
   // Function deleting all physics vectors and clearing the maps
   void ClearTable();
 
   // Function printing the ion-material pairs of available vectors to stdout
   void DumpMap();
 
 private:
 
   G4ExtDEDXTable(G4ExtDEDXTable&) = delete;
   const G4ExtDEDXTable & operator=(const G4ExtDEDXTable&) = delete;
 
   G4PhysicsVector* CreatePhysicsVector(G4int vectorType); 
 
   G4int FindAtomicNumberElement(G4PhysicsVector* physicsVector);
 
   typedef std::pair<G4int, G4int> G4IonDEDXKeyElem;
   typedef std::pair<G4int, G4String> G4IonDEDXKeyMat;
 
   typedef std::map<G4IonDEDXKeyElem, G4PhysicsVector*> G4IonDEDXMapElem;
   typedef std::map<G4IonDEDXKeyMat, G4PhysicsVector*> G4IonDEDXMapMat;
 
   G4IonDEDXMapElem dedxMapElements; 
   G4IonDEDXMapMat dedxMapMaterials;
};
 
#endif // G4EXTDEDXTABLE_HH