PartData.cpp

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// $RCSfile: PartData.cpp,v $
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// $Revision: 1.1.1.1.2.1 $
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// Copyright: see Copyright.readme
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// Class: PartData
//   PartData represents a set of reference values for use in algorithms.
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// Class category: Algorithms
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//
// $Date: 2003/12/02 23:04:59 $
// $Author: dbruhwil $
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#include "Algorithms/PartData.h"
#include "Utilities/LogicalError.h"
#include <cmath>


// Class PartData
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PartData::PartData(double q, double m, double momentum) {
    charge = q;
    mass = m;
    setP(momentum);
}


PartData::PartData() {
    charge = 1.0;
    mass = 0.0;
    beta = 1.0;
    gamma = 1.0e10;
}


void PartData::setP(double p) {
    if(mass == 0.0) {
        throw LogicalError("PartData::setP()",
                           "Particle mass must not be zero.");
    }

    if(p == 0.0) {
        throw LogicalError("PartData::setP()",
                           "Particle momentum must not be zero.");
    }

    double e = sqrt(p * p + mass * mass);
    beta = p / e;
    gamma = e / mass;
}


void PartData::setE(double energy) {
    if(energy <= mass) {
        throw LogicalError("PartData::setE()", "Energy should be > mass.");
    }

    gamma = energy / mass;
    //beta = sqrt(energy*energy - mass*mass) / energy;
    double ginv = 1.0 / gamma;
    beta = sqrt((1.0 - ginv) * (1.0 + ginv));
}


void PartData::setBeta(double v) {
    if(v >= 1.0) {
        throw LogicalError("PartData::setBeta()", "Beta should be < 1.");
    }

    beta = v;
    gamma = 1.0 / sqrt(1.0 - beta * beta);
}


void PartData::setGamma(double v) {
    if(v <= 1.0) {
        throw LogicalError("PartData::setGamma()", "Gamma should be > 1.");
    }

    gamma = v;
    beta = sqrt(gamma * gamma - 1.0) / gamma;
}