G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction.cc

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// G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction implementation
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// Author: Laurent Desorgher (desorgher@phim.unibe.ch)
//         Created - 2003-10-06
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#include "G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction.hh"

#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4Event.hh"
#include "G4ChargedGeantino.hh"
#include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"


G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction::G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction()
{
  fUserPrimaryAction = 0;
  fFirstPartOfBline = true;
}


G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction::~G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction()
{ 
}


void G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction::GeneratePrimaries(G4Event* anEvent)
{
  if (!fUserPrimaryAction)
  {
    G4Exception("G4BlinePrimaryGeneratorAction::GeneratePrimaries()",
                "NullPointer", JustWarning,
                "Primary generator action not defined !");
    return;
  }

  // For the first part of a bline the start position and time are defined
  // by using the USER primary action while for the second part the previous
  // values are taken.
  
  if (fFirstPartOfBline)
  {
    // set the position and time defined by using the USER primary action
 
    G4Event* tmpEvent = new G4Event();    
    fUserPrimaryAction->GeneratePrimaries(tmpEvent);
    fBlineStartPosition = tmpEvent->GetPrimaryVertex()->GetPosition();
    fT0 = tmpEvent->GetPrimaryVertex()->GetT0();
    delete tmpEvent;
  }
  fFirstPartOfBline = false;   

  G4PrimaryVertex* primary_vertex = 
    new G4PrimaryVertex(fBlineStartPosition, fT0);

  // Define the particle to be tracked as Charged Geantino
    
  G4ChargedGeantino* pdef = G4ChargedGeantino::ChargedGeantino();
   
  G4double mass =  pdef->GetPDGMass();
  G4double energy = 10000.*MeV + mass;
  G4double pmom = std::sqrt(energy*energy-mass*mass);

  // The momentum direction and energy do not have an effect in tracing of 
  // bline but still need to be defined.
   
  G4double px = 0.;
  G4double py = 0.;
  G4double pz = pmom;

  G4PrimaryParticle* particle = new G4PrimaryParticle(pdef,px,py,pz);
  particle->SetMass( mass );
  particle->SetCharge(pdef->GetPDGCharge());
  primary_vertex->SetPrimary( particle );
 
  anEvent->AddPrimaryVertex( primary_vertex );
}