G4LowEWentzelVIModel.cc

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// File name:   G4LowEWentzelVIModel
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// Author:      V.Ivanchenko 
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// Creation date: 11.02.2014 from G4WentzelVIModel
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// Modifications:
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// Class Description:
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#include "G4LowEWentzelVIModel.hh"
#include "G4PhysicalConstants.hh"
#include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"
 
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G4LowEWentzelVIModel::G4LowEWentzelVIModel() :
  G4WentzelVIModel(true, "LowEnWentzelVI")
{
  SetSingleScatteringFactor(0.5);
}
 
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G4double G4LowEWentzelVIModel::ComputeTruePathLengthLimit(
                             const G4Track& track,
                 G4double& currentMinimalStep)
{
  G4double tlimit = currentMinimalStep;
  const G4DynamicParticle* dp = track.GetDynamicParticle();
  G4StepPoint* sp = track.GetStep()->GetPreStepPoint();
  G4StepStatus stepStatus = sp->GetStepStatus();
  singleScatteringMode = false;
 
  // initialisation for each step, lambda may be computed from scratch
  preKinEnergy  = dp->GetKineticEnergy();
  DefineMaterial(track.GetMaterialCutsCouple());
  lambdaeff = GetTransportMeanFreePath(particle,preKinEnergy);
  currentRange = GetRange(particle,preKinEnergy,currentCouple);
  cosTetMaxNuc = wokvi->SetupKinematic(preKinEnergy, currentMaterial);
 
  // extra check for abnormal situation
  // this check needed to run MSC with eIoni and eBrem inactivated
  tlimit = std::min(tlimit, currentRange);
 
  // stop here if small range particle
  if(tlimit < tlimitminfix) { 
    return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep); 
  }
 
  // pre step
  G4double presafety = sp->GetSafety();
  // far from geometry boundary
  if(currentRange < presafety) {
    return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep);
  }
 
  // compute presafety again if presafety <= 0 and no boundary
  // i.e. when it is needed for optimization purposes
  if(stepStatus != fGeomBoundary && presafety < tlimitminfix) {
    presafety = ComputeSafety(sp->GetPosition(), tlimit); 
    if(currentRange < presafety) {
      return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep);
    }
  }
  /*   
  G4cout << "e(MeV)= " << preKinEnergy/MeV
     << "  " << particle->GetParticleName() 
     << " CurLimit(mm)= " << tlimit/mm <<" safety(mm)= " << presafety/mm
     << " R(mm)= " <<currentRange/mm
     << " L0(mm^-1)= " << lambdaeff*mm 
     <<G4endl;
  */
  // natural limit for high energy
  G4double rlimit = std::max(facrange*currentRange, lambdaeff);
 
  // low-energy e-
  rlimit = std::max(rlimit, facsafety*presafety);
    
  tlimit = std::min(tlimit, rlimit);
  tlimit = std::max(tlimit, tlimitminfix);
 
  // step limit in infinite media
  tlimit = std::min(tlimit, 50*currentMaterial->GetRadlen()/facgeom);
 
  //compute geomlimit and force few steps within a volume
  if (steppingAlgorithm == fUseDistanceToBoundary 
      && stepStatus == fGeomBoundary) {
 
    G4double geomlimit = ComputeGeomLimit(track, presafety, currentRange);
    tlimit = std::min(tlimit, geomlimit/facgeom);
  } 
  /*  
  G4cout << particle->GetParticleName() << " E(MeV)= " << preKinEnergy
     << " L0= " << lambdaeff << " R= " << currentRange
     << " tlimit= " << tlimit  
     << " currentMinimalStep= " << currentMinimalStep << G4endl;
  */
  return ConvertTrueToGeom(tlimit, currentMinimalStep);
}
 
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