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// GEANT4 Class header file
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// File name:     G4VMultipleScattering
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// Author:        Vladimir Ivanchenko on base of Laszlo Urban code
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// Creation date: 12.03.2002
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// Modifications:
//
// 16-07-03 Update GetRange interface (V.Ivanchenko)
//
//
// Class Description:
//
// It is the generic process of multiple scattering it includes common
// part of calculations for all charged particles
//
// 26-11-03 bugfix in AlongStepDoIt (L.Urban)
// 25-05-04 add protection against case when range is less than steplimit (VI)
// 30-06-04 make destructor virtual (V.Ivanchenko)
// 27-08-04 Add InitialiseForRun method (V.Ivanchneko)
// 08-11-04 Migration to new interface of Store/Retrieve tables (V.Ivanchenko)
// 15-04-05 optimize internal interfaces (V.Ivanchenko)
// 15-04-05 remove boundary flag (V.Ivanchenko)
// 07-10-05 error in a protection in GetContinuousStepLimit corrected (L.Urban)
// 27-10-05 introduce virtual function MscStepLimitation() (V.Ivanchenko)
// 26-01-06 Rename GetRange -> GetRangeFromRestricteDEDX (V.Ivanchenko)
// 17-02-06 Save table of transport cross sections not mfp (V.Ivanchenko)
// 07-03-06 Move step limit calculation to model (V.Ivanchenko)
// 13-05-06 Add method to access model by index (V.Ivanchenko)
// 12-02-07 Add get/set skin (V.Ivanchenko)
// 27-10-07 Virtual functions moved to source (V.Ivanchenko)
// 15-07-08 Reorder class members for further multi-thread development (VI)
// 07-04-09 Moved msc methods from G4VEmModel to G4VMscModel (VI) 
//

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#ifndef G4VMultipleScattering_h
#define G4VMultipleScattering_h 1

#include "G4VContinuousDiscreteProcess.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4Material.hh"
#include "G4ParticleChangeForMSC.hh"
#include "G4Track.hh"
#include "G4Step.hh"
#include "G4EmModelManager.hh"
#include "G4VMscModel.hh"
#include "G4MscStepLimitType.hh"

class G4ParticleDefinition;
class G4VEnergyLossProcess;
class G4LossTableManager;
class G4SafetyHelper;

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class G4VMultipleScattering : public G4VContinuousDiscreteProcess
{
public:

  G4VMultipleScattering(const G4String& name = "msc",
                        G4ProcessType type = fElectromagnetic);

  virtual ~G4VMultipleScattering();

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Virtual methods to be implemented for the concrete model
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

  virtual G4bool IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition& p) = 0;

  virtual void PrintInfo() = 0;

protected:

  virtual void InitialiseProcess(const G4ParticleDefinition*) = 0;

public:

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Generic methods common to all ContinuousDiscrete processes
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Initialise for build of tables
  void PreparePhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition&);
  
  // Build physics table during initialisation
  void BuildPhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition&);

  // Print out of generic class parameters
  void PrintInfoDefinition();

  // Store PhysicsTable in a file.
  // Return false in case of failure at I/O
  G4bool StorePhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                           const G4String& directory,
                           G4bool ascii = false);

  // Retrieve Physics from a file.
  // (return true if the Physics Table can be build by using file)
  // (return false if the process has no functionality or in case of failure)
  // File name should is constructed as processName+particleName and the
  // should be placed under the directory specifed by the argument.
  G4bool RetrievePhysicsTable(const G4ParticleDefinition*,
                              const G4String& directory,
                              G4bool ascii);

  // This is called in the beginning of tracking for a new track
  void StartTracking(G4Track*);

  // The function overloads the corresponding function of the base
  // class.It limits the step near to boundaries only
  // and invokes the method GetMscContinuousStepLimit at every step.
  G4double AlongStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                                            const G4Track&,
                                            G4double  previousStepSize,
                                            G4double  currentMinimalStep,
                                            G4double& currentSafety,
                                            G4GPILSelection* selection);

  // The function overloads the corresponding function of the base
  // class.
  G4double PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(
                                            const G4Track&,
                                            G4double  previousStepSize,
                                            G4ForceCondition* condition);

  // Along step actions
  G4VParticleChange* AlongStepDoIt(const G4Track&, const G4Step&);

  // Post step actions
  G4VParticleChange* PostStepDoIt(const G4Track&, const G4Step&);

  // This method does not used for tracking, it is intended only for tests
  G4double ContinuousStepLimit(const G4Track& track,
                               G4double previousStepSize,
                               G4double currentMinimalStep,
                               G4double& currentSafety);

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Specific methods to set, access, modify models
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Select model in run time
  inline G4VEmModel* SelectModel(G4double kinEnergy, size_t idx);

public:

  // Add model for region, smaller value of order defines which
  // model will be selected for a given energy interval  
  void AddEmModel(G4int order, G4VEmModel*, const G4Region* region = 0);

  // Assign a model to a process - obsolete method will be removed
  void SetModel(G4VMscModel*, G4int index = 1);
  
  // return the assigned model - obsolete method will be removed
  G4VMscModel* Model(G4int index = 1);

  // Assign a model to a process
  void SetEmModel(G4VMscModel*, G4int index = 1);
  
  // return the assigned model
  G4VMscModel* EmModel(G4int index = 1);

  // Access to models by index
  G4VEmModel* GetModelByIndex(G4int idx = 0, G4bool ver = false) const;

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Get/Set parameters for simulation of multiple scattering
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

  void SetIonisation(G4VEnergyLossProcess*);

  inline G4bool LateralDisplasmentFlag() const;
  inline void SetLateralDisplasmentFlag(G4bool val);

  inline G4double Skin() const;
  inline void SetSkin(G4double val);

  inline G4double RangeFactor() const;
  inline void SetRangeFactor(G4double val);

  inline G4double GeomFactor() const;
  inline void SetGeomFactor(G4double val);

  inline G4double PolarAngleLimit() const;
  inline void SetPolarAngleLimit(G4double val);

  inline G4MscStepLimitType StepLimitType() const;
  inline void SetStepLimitType(G4MscStepLimitType val);

  inline const G4ParticleDefinition* FirstParticle() const;

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Run time methods
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

protected:

  // This method is not used for tracking, it returns mean free path value
  G4double GetMeanFreePath(const G4Track& track,
                           G4double,
                           G4ForceCondition* condition);

  // This method is not used for tracking, it returns step limit
  G4double GetContinuousStepLimit(const G4Track& track,
                                  G4double previousStepSize,
                                  G4double currentMinimalStep,
                                  G4double& currentSafety);

private:

  // hide  assignment operator
  G4VMultipleScattering(G4VMultipleScattering &);
  G4VMultipleScattering & operator=(const G4VMultipleScattering &right);

  // ======== Parameters of the class fixed at construction =========

  G4EmModelManager*           modelManager;
  G4LossTableManager*         emManager;
  G4double                    geomMin;

  // ======== Parameters of the class fixed at initialisation =======

  G4SafetyHelper*             safetyHelper;

  std::vector<G4VMscModel*>   mscModels;
  G4int                       numberOfModels;

  const G4ParticleDefinition* firstParticle;
  const G4ParticleDefinition* currParticle;

  G4MscStepLimitType          stepLimit;

  G4double                    skin;
  G4double                    facrange;
  G4double                    facgeom;
  G4double                    polarAngleLimit;
  G4double                    lowestKinEnergy;

  G4bool                      latDisplasment;
  G4bool                      isIon;

  // ======== Cashed values - may be state dependent ================

protected:

  G4GPILSelection             valueGPILSelectionMSC;
  G4ParticleChangeForMSC      fParticleChange;

private:

  // cache
  G4VMscModel*                currentModel;
  G4VEnergyLossProcess*       fIonisation;

  G4double                    physStepLimit;
  G4double                    tPathLength;
  G4double                    gPathLength;

  G4ThreeVector               fNewPosition;
  G4bool                      fPositionChanged;
  G4bool                      isActive;

  G4int                       warn;
};

// ======== Run time inline methods ================

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inline G4VEmModel* 
G4VMultipleScattering::SelectModel(G4double kinEnergy, size_t coupleIndex)
{
  return modelManager->SelectModel(kinEnergy, coupleIndex);
}

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inline  G4bool G4VMultipleScattering::LateralDisplasmentFlag() const
{
  return latDisplasment;
}

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inline  void G4VMultipleScattering::SetLateralDisplasmentFlag(G4bool val)
{
  latDisplasment = val;
}

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inline  G4double G4VMultipleScattering::Skin() const
{
  return skin;
}

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inline  void G4VMultipleScattering::SetSkin(G4double val)
{
  if(val < 1.0) { skin = 0.0; }
  else          { skin = val; }
}

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inline  G4double G4VMultipleScattering::RangeFactor() const
{
  return facrange;
}

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inline  void G4VMultipleScattering::SetRangeFactor(G4double val)
{
  if(val > 0.0) facrange = val;
}

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inline  G4double G4VMultipleScattering::GeomFactor() const
{
  return facgeom;
}

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inline  void G4VMultipleScattering::SetGeomFactor(G4double val)
{
  if(val > 0.0) facgeom = val;
}

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inline  G4double G4VMultipleScattering::PolarAngleLimit() const
{
  return polarAngleLimit;
}

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inline  void G4VMultipleScattering::SetPolarAngleLimit(G4double val)
{
  if(val < 0.0)            { polarAngleLimit = 0.0; }
  else if(val > CLHEP::pi) { polarAngleLimit = CLHEP::pi; }
  else                     { polarAngleLimit = val; }
}

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inline G4MscStepLimitType G4VMultipleScattering::StepLimitType() const
{
  return stepLimit;
}

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inline void G4VMultipleScattering::SetStepLimitType(G4MscStepLimitType val) 
{
  stepLimit = val;
  if(val == fMinimal) { facrange = 0.2; }
}

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inline const G4ParticleDefinition* G4VMultipleScattering::FirstParticle() const
{
  return firstParticle;
}

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#endif

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