G4InteractionLawPhysical.hh

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// G4InteractionLawPhysical
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// Class Description:
//     A G4VBiasingInteractionLaw representing the usual
// physical exponential law, of constant cross-section of the step.
//
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//   Initial version                         Nov. 2013 M. Verderi
 
#ifndef G4InteractionLawPhysical_hh
#define G4InteractionLawPhysical_hh 1
 
#include "G4VBiasingInteractionLaw.hh"
 
class G4InteractionLawPhysical : public G4VBiasingInteractionLaw
{
public:
  G4InteractionLawPhysical(G4String name = "exponentialLaw");
  virtual ~G4InteractionLawPhysical();
 
public:
  void     SetPhysicalCrossSection(G4double crossSection);
  G4double GetPhysicalCrossSection() const {return fCrossSection;}
  
public:
  virtual G4double     ComputeEffectiveCrossSectionAt(G4double               length) const;
  virtual G4double ComputeNonInteractionProbabilityAt(G4double               length) const;
  // -- sample the distribution
  virtual  G4double           SampleInteractionLength();
  // -- move by true path length, this position becomes the new initial point
  virtual G4double     UpdateInteractionLengthForStep(G4double       truePathLength);
 
 
private:
  G4double fCrossSection;
  G4bool   fCrossSectionDefined;
  G4double fNumberOfInteractionLength;
 
};
 
#endif