processes/electromagnetic/lowenergy/src/G4LowEnergyRayleigh.cc

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// $Id: G4LowEnergyRayleigh.cc,v 1.37 2006/06/29 19:40:29 gunter Exp $
// GEANT4 tag $Name: geant4-09-01-patch-01 $
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// Author: A. Forti
//         Maria Grazia Pia (Maria.Grazia.Pia@cern.ch)
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// History:
// --------
// Added Livermore data table construction methods A. Forti
// Added BuildMeanFreePath A. Forti
// Added PostStepDoIt A. Forti
// Added SelectRandomAtom A. Forti
// Added map of the elements  A.Forti
// 24.04.01 V.Ivanchenko remove RogueWave
// 11.08.2001 MGP - Major revision according to a design iteration
// 06.10.2001 MGP - Added strategy to test range for secondary generation
// 05.06.2002 F.Longo and G.Depaola  - bug fixed in angular distribution
// 20.10.2002 G. Depaola   - Change sampling method of theta
// 22.01.2003 V.Ivanchenko - Cut per region
// 24.04.2003 V.Ivanchenko - Cut per region mfpt
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "G4LowEnergyRayleigh.hh"
#include "Randomize.hh"
#include "G4ParticleDefinition.hh"
#include "G4Track.hh"
#include "G4Step.hh"
#include "G4ForceCondition.hh"
#include "G4Gamma.hh"
#include "G4Electron.hh"
#include "G4DynamicParticle.hh"
#include "G4VParticleChange.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
#include "G4VCrossSectionHandler.hh"
#include "G4CrossSectionHandler.hh"
#include "G4VEMDataSet.hh"
#include "G4CompositeEMDataSet.hh"
#include "G4VDataSetAlgorithm.hh"
#include "G4LogLogInterpolation.hh"

#include "G4MaterialCutsCouple.hh"

G4LowEnergyRayleigh::G4LowEnergyRayleigh(const G4String& processName)
  : G4VDiscreteProcess(processName),
    lowEnergyLimit(250*eV),
    highEnergyLimit(100*GeV),
    intrinsicLowEnergyLimit(10*eV),
    intrinsicHighEnergyLimit(100*GeV)
{
  if (lowEnergyLimit < intrinsicLowEnergyLimit ||
      highEnergyLimit > intrinsicHighEnergyLimit)
    {
      G4Exception("G4LowEnergyRayleigh::G4LowEnergyRayleigh - energy limit outside intrinsic process validity range");
    }

  crossSectionHandler = new G4CrossSectionHandler();

  G4VDataSetAlgorithm* ffInterpolation = new G4LogLogInterpolation;
  G4String formFactorFile = "rayl/re-ff-";
  formFactorData = new G4CompositeEMDataSet(ffInterpolation,1.,1.);
  formFactorData->LoadData(formFactorFile);

  meanFreePathTable = 0;

   if (verboseLevel > 0)
     {
       G4cout << GetProcessName() << " is created " << G4endl
              << "Energy range: "
              << lowEnergyLimit / keV << " keV - "
              << highEnergyLimit / GeV << " GeV"
              << G4endl;
     }
}

G4LowEnergyRayleigh::~G4LowEnergyRayleigh()
{
  delete meanFreePathTable;
  delete crossSectionHandler;
  delete formFactorData;
}

void G4LowEnergyRayleigh::BuildPhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition& )
{

  crossSectionHandler->Clear();
  G4String crossSectionFile = "rayl/re-cs-";
  crossSectionHandler->LoadData(crossSectionFile);

  delete meanFreePathTable;
  meanFreePathTable = crossSectionHandler->BuildMeanFreePathForMaterials();
}

G4VParticleChange* G4LowEnergyRayleigh::PostStepDoIt(const G4Track& aTrack,
                                                     const G4Step& aStep)
{

  aParticleChange.Initialize(aTrack);

  const G4DynamicParticle* incidentPhoton = aTrack.GetDynamicParticle();
  G4double photonEnergy0 = incidentPhoton->GetKineticEnergy();

  if (photonEnergy0 <= lowEnergyLimit)
    {
      aParticleChange.ProposeTrackStatus(fStopAndKill);
      aParticleChange.ProposeEnergy(0.);
      aParticleChange.ProposeLocalEnergyDeposit(photonEnergy0);
      return G4VDiscreteProcess::PostStepDoIt(aTrack,aStep);
    }

  //  G4double e0m = photonEnergy0 / electron_mass_c2 ;
  G4ParticleMomentum photonDirection0 = incidentPhoton->GetMomentumDirection();

  // Select randomly one element in the current material
  const G4MaterialCutsCouple* couple = aTrack.GetMaterialCutsCouple();
  G4int Z = crossSectionHandler->SelectRandomAtom(couple,photonEnergy0);

  // Sample the angle of the scattered photon

  G4double wlPhoton = h_Planck*c_light/photonEnergy0;

  G4double gReject,x,dataFormFactor;
  G4double randomFormFactor;
  G4double cosTheta;
  G4double sinTheta;
  G4double fcostheta;

  do
    {
      do
      {
      cosTheta = 2. * G4UniformRand() - 1.;
      fcostheta = ( 1. + cosTheta*cosTheta)/2.;
      } while (fcostheta < G4UniformRand());

      G4double sinThetaHalf = std::sqrt((1. - cosTheta) / 2.);
      x = sinThetaHalf / (wlPhoton/cm);
      if (x > 1.e+005)
         dataFormFactor = formFactorData->FindValue(x,Z-1);
      else
         dataFormFactor = formFactorData->FindValue(0.,Z-1);
      randomFormFactor = G4UniformRand() * Z * Z;
      sinTheta = std::sqrt(1. - cosTheta*cosTheta);
      gReject = dataFormFactor * dataFormFactor;

    } while( gReject < randomFormFactor);

  // Scattered photon angles. ( Z - axis along the parent photon)
  G4double phi = twopi * G4UniformRand() ;
  G4double dirX = sinTheta*std::cos(phi);
  G4double dirY = sinTheta*std::sin(phi);
  G4double dirZ = cosTheta;

  // Update G4VParticleChange for the scattered photon
  G4ThreeVector photonDirection1(dirX, dirY, dirZ);

  photonDirection1.rotateUz(photonDirection0);
  aParticleChange.ProposeEnergy(photonEnergy0);
  aParticleChange.ProposeMomentumDirection(photonDirection1);

  aParticleChange.SetNumberOfSecondaries(0);

  return G4VDiscreteProcess::PostStepDoIt(aTrack, aStep);
}

G4bool G4LowEnergyRayleigh::IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition& particle)
{
  return ( &particle == G4Gamma::Gamma() ); 
}

G4double G4LowEnergyRayleigh::GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track& track, 
                                              G4double, // previousStepSize
                                              G4ForceCondition*)
{
  const G4DynamicParticle* photon = track.GetDynamicParticle();
  G4double energy = photon->GetKineticEnergy();
  const G4MaterialCutsCouple* couple = track.GetMaterialCutsCouple();
  size_t materialIndex = couple->GetIndex();

  G4double meanFreePath;
  if (energy > highEnergyLimit) meanFreePath = meanFreePathTable->FindValue(highEnergyLimit,materialIndex);
  else if (energy < lowEnergyLimit) meanFreePath = DBL_MAX;
  else meanFreePath = meanFreePathTable->FindValue(energy,materialIndex);
  return meanFreePath;
}

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