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0025 //
0026 /// \file SteppingAction.cc
0027 /// \brief Implementation of the SteppingAction class
0028 
0029 // This example is provided by the Geant4-DNA collaboration
0030 // Any report or published results obtained using the Geant4-DNA software
0031 // shall cite the following Geant4-DNA collaboration publication:
0032 // Med. Phys. 37 (2010) 4692-4708
0033 // J. Comput. Phys. 274 (2014) 841-882
0034 // The Geant4-DNA web site is available at http://geant4-dna.org
0035 //
0036 //
0037 
0038 #include "SteppingAction.hh"
0039 
0040 #include "EventAction.hh"
0041 
0042 #include "G4SteppingManager.hh"
0043 
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0045 SteppingAction::SteppingAction(EventAction* event) : G4UserSteppingAction(), fEventAction(event) {}
0046 
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0048 void SteppingAction::UserSteppingAction(const G4Step* step)
0049 {
0050   // /////////////////////////////////////////
0051   // killing primary particles (any heavy charged particle) that hit the
0052   // collimator
0053   auto part_name = step->GetTrack()->GetParticleDefinition()->GetParticleName();
0054   if (step->GetPreStepPoint()->GetPhysicalVolume()->GetName() == "collPhys"
0055       && step->GetTrack()->GetParticleDefinition()->GetParticleName() == "alpha")
0056   {
0057     step->GetTrack()->SetTrackStatus(fStopAndKill);
0058     fEventAction->InvalidEvent();
0059     return;  // nothing more to do in such case
0060   }
0061 
0062   // /////////////////////////////////////////
0063   // recording energy of the primary particle at three different locations:
0064   // 1. Boundary between World and Mylar wall, i.e. initial energy of the
0065   // particle.
0066   // 2. Boundary between World and silicon detector, i.e. final energy of the
0067   // particle.
0068   // 3. Boundary between wall inner layer (innerWall) and Target, i.e.
0069   // interaction energy of the particle.
0070 
0071   if (step->GetTrack()->GetParticleDefinition()->GetParticleName() == "alpha") {
0072     // 1. and 2. - particle crossing the boundary between World volume
0073     if (step->GetPreStepPoint()->GetPhysicalVolume()->GetName() == "worldPhys") {
0074       auto physVol = step->GetPostStepPoint()->GetPhysicalVolume();
0075       // the above may be a null pointer as the particle can leave world, so it
0076       // has to be tested:
0077       if (physVol) {
0078         // 1. to Mylar wall
0079         if (physVol->GetName() == "wallPhys") {
0080           fEventAction->RecordInitialEnergy(step->GetTrack()->GetKineticEnergy());
0081         }
0082         // 2. to silicon detector
0083         if (physVol->GetName() == "enDetPhys") {
0084           fEventAction->RecordFinalEnergy(step->GetTrack()->GetKineticEnergy());
0085         }
0086       }
0087     }
0088 
0089     // 3. - particle crossing the boundary from wall inner layer to the target
0090     if (step->GetPreStepPoint()->GetPhysicalVolume()->GetName() == "innerWallPhys") {
0091       if (step->GetPostStepPoint()->GetPhysicalVolume()->GetName() == "targetPhys") {
0092         fEventAction->RecordInteractionEnergy(step->GetTrack()->GetKineticEnergy());
0093       }
0094     }
0095   }
0096 
0097   // ////////////////////////////////////////
0098   // counting individual ionization acts
0099   // only ionisations in the target will be recorded
0100   if (step->GetPreStepPoint()->GetPhysicalVolume()->GetName() == "targetPhys") {
0101     if (step->GetTotalEnergyDeposit() != 0) {
0102       G4String process_name = step->GetPostStepPoint()->GetProcessDefinedStep()->GetProcessName();
0103 
0104       // counting ionisations caused only by electrons and alpha particles:
0105       //            if(process_name=="e-_G4DNAIonisation" ||
0106       //            process_name=="alpha_G4DNAIonisation");
0107       //                fEventAction->AddIonisation();
0108 
0109       // more general approach - counting ionisations caused by any particle
0110       // (including also protons, GenericIons, etc.):
0111       auto pos =
0112         process_name.find("Ionisation");  // looking for "Ionisation" substring in process_name
0113       if (pos != std::string::npos)  // found!
0114         fEventAction->AddIonisation();  // increase cluster size
0115     }
0116   }
0117 }
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