G4PionDecayMakeSpin.cc

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#include "G4PionDecayMakeSpin.hh"
 
#include "G4Decay.hh"
#include "G4DecayProducts.hh"
 
#include "G4RandomDirection.hh"
 
// constructor
 
G4PionDecayMakeSpin::G4PionDecayMakeSpin(const G4String& processName)
                               : G4Decay(processName) 
{
  // set Process Sub Type
  SetProcessSubType(static_cast<int>(DECAY_PionMakeSpin));
 
}
 
G4PionDecayMakeSpin::~G4PionDecayMakeSpin() { }
 
void G4PionDecayMakeSpin::DaughterPolarization(const G4Track& aTrack,
                                   G4DecayProducts* products)
{
  //  This routine deals only with particles that can decay into a muon
  //                 pi+, pi-, K+, K- and K0_long
 
  // get particle
 
  const G4DynamicParticle* aParticle = aTrack.GetDynamicParticle();
  const G4ParticleDefinition* aParticleDef = aParticle->GetDefinition();
 
  G4ParticleDefinition* aMuonPlus =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("mu+");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aMuonMinus =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("mu-");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aPionPlus = 
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("pi+");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aPionMinus =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("pi-");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aKaonPlus =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("kaon+");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aKaonMinus =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("kaon-");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aKaon0Long =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("kaon0L");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aNeutrinoMu =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("nu_mu");
  G4ParticleDefinition* aAntiNeutrinoMu =
            G4ParticleTable::GetParticleTable()->FindParticle("anti_nu_mu");
 
  if( aParticleDef == aPionPlus   ||
      aParticleDef == aPionMinus  || 
      aParticleDef == aKaonPlus   ||
      aParticleDef == aKaonMinus  ||
      aParticleDef == aKaon0Long ) {
  } else {
      return;
  }
 
  G4DynamicParticle* aMuon = nullptr;
 
  G4double emu(0), eneutrino(0);
  G4ThreeVector p_muon, p_neutrino;
 
  G4int numberOfSecondaries = products->entries();
 
  if (numberOfSecondaries > 0) {
    for (G4int index=0; index < numberOfSecondaries; index++){
      G4DynamicParticle* aSecondary = (*products)[index];
      const G4ParticleDefinition* aSecondaryDef = aSecondary->GetDefinition();
      
      if (aSecondaryDef == aMuonPlus ||
      aSecondaryDef == aMuonMinus ) {
    //          Muon+ or Muon-
    aMuon = aSecondary;
    emu    = aSecondary->GetTotalEnergy();
    p_muon = aSecondary->GetMomentum();
      } else if (aSecondaryDef == aNeutrinoMu ||
         aSecondaryDef == aAntiNeutrinoMu ) {
    //          Muon-Neutrino / Muon-Anti-Neutrino
    eneutrino  = aSecondary->GetTotalEnergy();
    p_neutrino = aSecondary->GetMomentum();
      }
    }
  }
 
  //  This routine deals only with decays with a 
  //  muon and mu-(anti)neutrinos in the final state
  if (aMuon == nullptr) return;
  if (eneutrino==0||emu==0) return;
 
  G4ThreeVector spin(0,0,0);
 
  const G4DynamicParticle* theParentParticle = products->GetParentParticle();
 
  G4double amass = theParentParticle->GetMass();
  G4double emmu = aMuonPlus->GetPDGMass();
 
  if (numberOfSecondaries == 2 ) {
     G4double scale = - (eneutrino - ( p_muon * p_neutrino )/(emu+emmu));
 
     p_muon = scale * p_muon;
     p_neutrino = emmu * p_neutrino;
     spin = p_muon + p_neutrino;
 
     scale = 2./(amass*amass-emmu*emmu);
     spin = scale * spin;
 
     if (aParticle->GetCharge() < 0.0) spin = -spin;
 
  } else {
       spin = G4RandomDirection();
 
  }
 
  spin = spin.unit();
 
  aMuon->SetPolarization(spin.x(),spin.y(),spin.z());
 
  return; 
}
 
void G4PionDecayMakeSpin::ProcessDescription(std::ostream& outFile) const
{
  outFile << GetProcessName() 
      << ": Decay of mesons that can decay into a muon \n"
      << " i.e. pi+, pi-, K+, K- and K0_long \n"
      << " kinematics of daughters are dertermined by DecayChannels \n"
      << " polarization of daughter particles are take into account. \n";
}