1 package org.lcsim.material;
2
3 /**
4 *
5 * This is the primary interface to information on a single material.
6 *
7 * @author jeremym
8 * @version $Id: IMaterial.java,v 1.1 2011/03/11 19:22:20 jeremy Exp $
9 */
10 public interface IMaterial
11 {
12 /**
13 * Get the name of this material.
14 * @return The name of the material.
15 */
16 public String getName();
17
18 /**
19 * Get the density of this material in g/cm3.
20 * @return The density in g/cm3.
21 */
22 public double getDensity();
23
24 /**
25 * Get the atomic mass of this material.
26 * @return The atomic mass.
27 */
28 public double getZ();
29
30 /**
31 * Get the atomic number of this material.
32 * @return The atomic number.
33 */
34 public double getA();
35
36 /**
37 * Get the nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.
38 * @return The nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.
39 */
40 public double getNuclearInteractionLength();
41
42 /**
43 * Get the nuclear interaction length in g/cm2.
44 * @return The nuclear interaction length in cm.
45 */
46 public double getNuclearInteractionLengthWithDensity();
47
48 /**
49 * Get the radiation length in g/cm2.
50 * @return The radiation length in g/cm2.
51 */
52 public double getRadiationLength();
53
54 /**
55 * Get the radiation length in cm.
56 * @return The radiation length in cm.
57 */
58 public double getRadiationLengthWithDensity();
59
60 /**
61 * Get the temperature of the material in Kelvin.
62 * @return The temperature in Kelvin.
63 */
64 public double getTemperature();
65
66 /**
67 * Get the pressure of the material in atmospheres.
68 * @return The pressure of the material in atmospheres.
69 */
70 public double getPressure();
71
72 /**
73 * Get the state of this material, either liquid, gas, solid, or unknown.
74 * @return The state of this material.
75 */
76 public MaterialState getState();
77 }