G4QAOLowEnergyLoss.hh

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//      GEANT 4 class header file 
//
//      History: New Implementation
//    
//      ---------- G4QAOLowEnergyLoss physics process -------
//                  by Stephane Chauvie, 21 May 2000 
//
// Modified:
// 16/09/2000 S. Chauvie  Oscillator for all materials
// 23/05/2000 MGP  Made compliant to design
// 01/06/2001 V.Ivanchenko replace names by Z
//  
// Class description:
// Quantal Harmonic Oscillator Model for energy loss of low energy antiprotons 
// Further documentation available from http://www.ge.infn.it/geant4/lowE

// ------------------------------------------------------------

 
#ifndef G4QAOLowEnergyLoss_hh
#define G4QAOLowEnergyLoss_hh 1

#include "G4VLowEnergyModel.hh"
#include "globals.hh"

class G4QAOLowEnergyLoss : public G4VLowEnergyModel
{
public: 
  
  G4QAOLowEnergyLoss(const G4String& name); 
  
  ~G4QAOLowEnergyLoss();
    
  G4double HighEnergyLimit(const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticle,
                           const G4Material* material) const;
  // returns the higher limit for model validity

  G4double LowEnergyLimit(const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticle,
                          const G4Material* material) const;
  // returns the lower limit for model validity
 
  G4double HighEnergyLimit(const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticle) const;
  // returns the higher limit for model validity

  G4double LowEnergyLimit(const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticle) const;
  // returns the lower limit for model validity
 
  G4bool IsInCharge(const G4DynamicParticle* particle,
                    const G4Material* material) const;
  // returns true if the model is applicable at that energy for
  // that particle for that material

  G4bool IsInCharge(const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticle,
                    const G4Material* material) const;
  // returns true if the model is applicable at that energy for
  // that particle for that material
  
  G4double TheValue(const G4DynamicParticle* particle,
                           const G4Material* material);
  // returns the energy loss via the quantal harmonic oscillator model 
  
  G4double TheValue(const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticle,
                          const G4Material* material,
                                G4double kineticEnergy);
  // returns the energy loss via the quantal harmonic oscillator model 

private:
  
  G4double EnergyLoss(const G4Material* material,
                            G4double kineticEnergy,
                            G4double zParticle) const;
  // returns the energy loss via the quantal harmonic oscillator model 
   
  // get number of shell, energy and oscillator strenghts for material
  G4int GetNumberOfShell(const G4Material* material) const;

  G4double GetShellEnergy(const G4Material* material,G4int nbOfTheShell) const; 
  G4double GetOscillatorEnergy(const G4Material* material,G4int nbOfTheShell) const; 
  G4double GetShellStrength(const G4Material* material,G4int nbOfTheShell) const;
  G4double GetOccupationNumber(G4int Z, G4int ShellNb) const;

  // calculate stopping number for L's term
  G4double GetL0(G4double normEnergy) const;
  // terms in Z^2
  G4double GetL1(G4double normEnergy) const;
  // terms in Z^3
  G4double GetL2(G4double normEnergy) const;
  // terms in Z^4
  
  // Z of element at now avaliable for the model
  static const G4int materialAvailable[6];
  
  // number, energy and oscillator strenghts
  // for an harmonic oscillator model of material
  static const G4int nbofShellForMaterial[6];
  static  G4double alShellEnergy[3];
  static  G4double alShellStrength[3];
  static  G4double siShellEnergy[3];
  static  G4double siShellStrength[3];
  static  G4double cuShellEnergy[4];
  static  G4double cuShellStrength[4];
  static  G4double taShellEnergy[6];
  static  G4double taShellStrength[6];
  static  G4double auShellEnergy[6];
  static  G4double auShellStrength[6];
  static  G4double ptShellEnergy[6];
  static  G4double ptShellStrength[6];
  
  G4int numberOfMaterials;

  //  variable for calculation of stopping number of L's term
  static const G4double L0[67][2];
  static const G4double L1[22][2];
  static const G4double L2[14][2];
  static const G4int nbOfElectronPerSubShell[1540];
  static const G4int fNumberOfShells[101];
  
  G4int sizeL0;
  G4int sizeL1;
  G4int sizeL2;
  
}; 

#endif

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