gear::GearPointProperties Class Reference

Abstract interface for a class that returns the (material) properties of a given point in in world coordinates. More...

#include <GearPointProperties.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
virtual	~GearPointProperties ()
	Destructor.
virtual long64	getCellID (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	The cellID of the the sensitive detector at pos.
virtual const std::string &	getMaterialName (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Name of material at pos.
virtual double	getDensity (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Density in kg/m^3 at pos.
virtual double	getTemperature (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Temperature in K of material at pos.
virtual double	getPressure (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Pressure in P at pos.
virtual double	getRadlen (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Radiation length of material in mm at pos.
virtual double	getIntlen (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Interaction length of material in mm at pos.
virtual Point3D	getLocalPosition (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Position in local coordinate.
virtual Vector3D	getB (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	The magnetic field vector at pos in [Tesla].
virtual Vector3D	getE (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	The electric field vector at pos in [V/m].
virtual std::vector< std::string >	getListOfLogicalVolumes (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Names of (geant4) logical volumes in heirarchy starting at given pos ending with the world volume.
virtual std::vector< std::string >	getListOfPhysicalVolumes (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Names of (geant4) physical volumes in heirarchy starting at given pos ending with the world volume.
virtual std::string	getRegion (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	Names of (geant4) region that contains the given pos.
virtual bool	isTracker (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	True if region that contains pos is defined as a tracker.
virtual bool	isCalorimeter (const Point3D &pos) const=0 throw (NotImplementedException, std::exception )
	True if region that contains pos is defined as a calorimeter.

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Detailed Description

Abstract interface for a class that returns the (material) properties of a given point in in world coordinates.

No assumption is made on the tool used to implement the functionality.

Based on ideas discussed at the 2004 Argonne Simulation Workshop as summarized by T.Behnke.

Author:

F. Gaede, DESY

Version:

Id

GearPointProperties.aid,v 1.2 2006/05/05 12:59:26 gaede Exp

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• GearPointProperties.h

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