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>

Inheritance diagram for gear::GearPointProperties:

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

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

$Id$

Definition at line 20 of file GearPointProperties.h.

Member Function Documentation

virtual double gear::GearPointProperties::getTemperature ( const Vector3D &  pos ) const

pure virtual

Name of material at pos.

Temperature in K of material at pos.

Implemented in gear::TGeoGearPointProperties, and gear::CGAGearPointProperties.

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

• GearPointProperties.h