G4ExtDEDXTable.hh

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// $Id: G4ExtDEDXTable.hh 67044 2013-01-30 08:50:06Z gcosmo $
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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:
   G4ExtDEDXTable();
   virtual ~G4ExtDEDXTable();

   G4bool BuildPhysicsVector(G4int ionZ, 
                             const G4String& matName);

   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.
   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.
   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.
   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.
   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:
   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

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