org.lcsim.detector.material

Interface IMaterial

All Known Subinterfaces:

IMaterialMixture

All Known Implementing Classes:

MaterialElement, MaterialMixture

public interface IMaterial

This is the primary interface to material information in the org.lcsim.detector package.

Version:

$Id: IMaterial.java,v 1.5 2010/04/14 18:24:53 jeremy Exp $

Author:

Jeremy McCormick

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	IMaterial.State

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static double	defaultIonizationPotential
static double	defaultPressure
static IMaterial.State	defaultState
static double	defaultTemperature
static IMaterial.State	Gas
static IMaterial.State	Liquid
static IMaterial.State	Solid
static IMaterial.State	Unknown

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getA() Get the atomic number of this material.
double	getDensity() Get the density of this material in g/cm3.
double	getMoliereRadius() Get the Moliere radius in cm.
String	getName() Get the name of this material.
double	getNuclearInteractionLength() Get the nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.
double	getNuclearInteractionLengthWithDensity() Get the nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.
double	getPressure() Get the pressure of the material in atmospheres.
double	getRadiationLength() Get the radiation length in g/cm2.
double	getRadiationLengthWithDensity() Get the radiation length in cm.
IMaterial.State	getState() Get the state of this material, either liquid, gas, solid, or unknown.
double	getTemperature() Get the temperature of the material in Kelvin.
double	getZ() Get the atomic mass of this material.

Field Detail

Unknown

static final IMaterial.State Unknown

Gas

static final IMaterial.State Gas

Liquid

static final IMaterial.State Liquid

Solid

static final IMaterial.State Solid

defaultTemperature

static final double defaultTemperature

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Constant Field Values

defaultState

static final IMaterial.State defaultState

defaultPressure

static final double defaultPressure

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Constant Field Values

defaultIonizationPotential

static final double defaultIonizationPotential

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the name of this material.

Returns:

The name of the material.

getDensity

double getDensity()

Get the density of this material in g/cm3.

Returns:

The density in g/cm3.

getZ

double getZ()

Get the atomic mass of this material.

Returns:

The atomic mass.

getA

double getA()

Get the atomic number of this material.

Returns:

The atomic number.

getNuclearInteractionLength

double getNuclearInteractionLength()

Get the nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.

Returns:

The nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.

getNuclearInteractionLengthWithDensity

double getNuclearInteractionLengthWithDensity()

Get the nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.

Returns:

The nuclear interaction length in cm.

getRadiationLength

double getRadiationLength()

Get the radiation length in g/cm2.

Returns:

The radiation length in g/cm2.

getRadiationLengthWithDensity

double getRadiationLengthWithDensity()

Get the radiation length in cm.

Returns:

The radiation length in cm.

getMoliereRadius

double getMoliereRadius()

Get the Moliere radius in cm.

Returns:

The moliere radius in cm.

getTemperature

double getTemperature()

Get the temperature of the material in Kelvin.

Returns:

The temperature in Kelvin.

getPressure

double getPressure()

Get the pressure of the material in atmospheres.

Returns:

The pressure of the material in atmospheres.

getState

IMaterial.State getState()

Get the state of this material, either liquid, gas, solid, or unknown.

Returns:

The state of this material.