MCTruthTrackingAction.cc

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/// \file eventgenerator/HepMC/MCTruth/src/MCTruthTrackingAction.cc
/// \brief Implementation of the MCTruthTrackingAction class
//
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// $Id: MCTruthTrackingAction.cc 73446 2013-08-27 11:32:59Z gcosmo $
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//      GEANT 4 - MCTruthTrackingAction class
// --------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Author: Witold POKORSKI (Witold.Pokorski@cern.ch)
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------

#include <iostream>

#include "G4Track.hh"
#include "G4TrackVector.hh"
#include "G4TrackingManager.hh"
#include "MCTruthTrackingAction.hh"
#include "MCTruthTrackInformation.hh"

MCTruthTrackingAction::MCTruthTrackingAction() 
{}

MCTruthTrackingAction::~MCTruthTrackingAction() 
{} 

void MCTruthTrackingAction::PreUserTrackingAction(const G4Track* track)
{
  fmom = G4LorentzVector(track->GetMomentum(), track->GetTotalEnergy());
  
  if(!track->GetUserInformation()) 
  {
    G4VUserTrackInformation* mcinf = new MCTruthTrackInformation;
    fpTrackingManager->SetUserTrackInformation(mcinf);
  }
}

void MCTruthTrackingAction::PostUserTrackingAction(const G4Track* track)
{

  G4LorentzVector prodpos(track->GetGlobalTime() - track->GetLocalTime(),
                             track->GetVertexPosition());
  G4LorentzVector endpos(track->GetGlobalTime(), track->GetPosition());

  // here (?) make all different checks to decide whether to store the particle
  //
  if (trackToBeStored(track))
  {
    MCTruthTrackInformation* mcinf =
      (MCTruthTrackInformation*) track->GetUserInformation();

    MCTruthManager::GetInstance()->
      AddParticle(fmom, prodpos, endpos,
                  track->GetDefinition()->GetPDGEncoding(),
                  track->GetTrackID(),
                  track->GetParentID(), mcinf->GetDirectParent());
  }
  else
  {
    // If track is not to be stored, propagate it's parent ID (stored)
    // to its secondaries
    //
    G4TrackVector* childrens = fpTrackingManager->GimmeSecondaries() ;

    for( unsigned int index = 0 ; index < childrens->size() ; ++index )
    {
      G4Track* tr = (*childrens)[index] ;
      tr->SetParentID( track->GetParentID() );

      // set the flag saying that the direct mother is not stored
      //
      MCTruthTrackInformation* mcinf =
        (MCTruthTrackInformation*) tr->GetUserInformation();
      if(!mcinf)
        tr->SetUserInformation(mcinf = new MCTruthTrackInformation);

      mcinf->SetDirectParent(false); 
    }     
  }
}

G4bool MCTruthTrackingAction::trackToBeStored(const G4Track* track)
{
  MCTruthConfig* config = MCTruthManager::GetInstance()->GetConfig();
  
  // check energy
  if (fmom.e() > config->GetMinE()) return true;
  
  // particle type
  std::vector<G4int> types = config->GetParticleTypes();
  
  if(std::find( types.begin(), types.end(),
                track->GetDefinition()->GetPDGEncoding())
     != types.end()) return true;

  // creator process

  // etc...
  
  return false;
}