simcore::PrimaryGenerator Class Reference

Interface that defines a simulation primary generator. More...

#include <PrimaryGenerator.h>

Public Member Functions
	PrimaryGenerator (const std::string &name, const framework::config::Parameters &parameters)
	Constructor.
	DECLARE_FACTORY_WITH_WAREHOUSE (PrimaryGenerator, std::shared_ptr< PrimaryGenerator >, const std::string &, const framework::config::Parameters &)
virtual	~PrimaryGenerator ()=default
	Destructor.
virtual void	GeneratePrimaryVertex (G4Event *)=0
	Generate a Primary Vertex.
virtual void	RecordConfig (const std::string &id, ldmx::RunHeader &rh)=0
	Record the configuration of the primary generator into the run header.
std::string	name ()
void	smearBeamspot (G4PrimaryVertex *primary_vertex)
	Apply beam spot smearing to a primary vertex.
bool	useBeamspot () const
	Check if beam spot smearing is enabled for this generator.

Protected Attributes
std::string	name_ {""}
	Name of the PrimaryGenerator.
bool	use_beamspot_ {false}
	Flag denoting whether beam spot smearing is enabled for this generator.
double	beamspot_x_size_ {0}
	Extent of the beamspot in x [mm].
double	beamspot_y_size_ {0}
	Extent of the beamspot in y [mm].
double	beamspot_z_size_ {0}
	Extent of the beamspot in z [mm].

Detailed Description

Interface that defines a simulation primary generator.

This class inherits from the Geant4 Primary Genertor template, and is used as a common reference for all of the other PrimaryGenerators.

Definition at line 39 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PrimaryGenerator()

simcore::PrimaryGenerator::PrimaryGenerator	(	const std::string &	name,
		const framework::config::Parameters &	parameters )

Constructor.

Parameters

name	Name given the to class instance.

Definition at line 19 of file PrimaryGenerator.cxx.

    : name_(name) {
  // Check if beam spot smearing is configured for this generator
  auto beam_spot{parameters.get<std::vector<double>>("beam_spot_smear", {})};
  if (!beam_spot.empty()) {
    use_beamspot_ = true;
    beamspot_x_size_ = beam_spot[0];
    beamspot_y_size_ = beam_spot[1];
    beamspot_z_size_ = beam_spot.size() > 2 ? beam_spot[2] : 0.;
  }
}

References framework::config::Parameters::get().

Member Function Documentation

GeneratePrimaryVertex()

virtual void simcore::PrimaryGenerator::GeneratePrimaryVertex ( G4Event * )

pure virtual

Generate a Primary Vertex.

This function must be defined by any other LDMX generators.

Implemented in simcore::generators::GeneralParticleSource, simcore::generators::GenieGenerator, simcore::generators::LHEPrimaryGenerator, simcore::generators::MultiParticleGunPrimaryGenerator, and simcore::generators::ParticleGun.

name()

std::string simcore::PrimaryGenerator::name ( )

inline

Definition at line 73 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

{ return name_; }

RecordConfig()

virtual void simcore::PrimaryGenerator::RecordConfig ( const std::string & id, ldmx::RunHeader & rh )

pure virtual

Record the configuration of the primary generator into the run header.

Note

you must include the id number in each entry into the run header just in case there are other generators

Implemented in simcore::generators::GeneralParticleSource, simcore::generators::GenieGenerator, simcore::generators::LHEPrimaryGenerator, simcore::generators::MultiParticleGunPrimaryGenerator, and simcore::generators::ParticleGun.

References name_.

smearBeamspot()

void simcore::PrimaryGenerator::smearBeamspot

(

G4PrimaryVertex *

primary_vertex

)

Apply beam spot smearing to a primary vertex.

This method should be called by derived classes after generating a vertex if beam spot smearing is enabled for this generator.

Parameters

primary_vertex

The vertex to smear

Definition at line 32 of file PrimaryGenerator.cxx.

                                                                    {
  if (!use_beamspot_ || !primary_vertex) return;
 
  double x0_i = primary_vertex->GetX0();
  double y0_i = primary_vertex->GetY0();
  double z0_i = primary_vertex->GetZ0();
 
  /*
   * G4UniformRand returns a number in [0,1]
   *  - we shift this range so that it is [-0.5,0.5]
   *  - multiply by the width to get [-0.5*size,0.5*size]
   *  - add the initial point (in case its off center) to get
   *    [init-0.5*size, init+0.5*size]
   */
  double x0_f = beamspot_x_size_ * (G4UniformRand() - 0.5) + x0_i;
  double y0_f = beamspot_y_size_ * (G4UniformRand() - 0.5) + y0_i;
  double z0_f = beamspot_z_size_ * (G4UniformRand() - 0.5) + z0_i;
  primary_vertex->SetPosition(x0_f, y0_f, z0_f);
}

References beamspot_x_size_, beamspot_y_size_, beamspot_z_size_, and use_beamspot_.

Referenced by simcore::generators::GeneralParticleSource::GeneratePrimaryVertex(), simcore::generators::GenieGenerator::GeneratePrimaryVertex(), simcore::generators::LHEPrimaryGenerator::GeneratePrimaryVertex(), and simcore::generators::MultiParticleGunPrimaryGenerator::GeneratePrimaryVertex().

useBeamspot()

bool simcore::PrimaryGenerator::useBeamspot ( ) const

inline

Check if beam spot smearing is enabled for this generator.

Returns

true if smearing is enabled

Definition at line 90 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

{ return use_beamspot_; }

References use_beamspot_.

Referenced by simcore::generators::GeneralParticleSource::GeneratePrimaryVertex(), simcore::generators::GenieGenerator::GeneratePrimaryVertex(), simcore::generators::LHEPrimaryGenerator::GeneratePrimaryVertex(), and simcore::generators::MultiParticleGunPrimaryGenerator::GeneratePrimaryVertex().

Member Data Documentation

beamspot_x_size_

double simcore::PrimaryGenerator::beamspot_x_size_ {0}

protected

Extent of the beamspot in x [mm].

Definition at line 100 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

{0};

Referenced by smearBeamspot().

beamspot_y_size_

double simcore::PrimaryGenerator::beamspot_y_size_ {0}

protected

Extent of the beamspot in y [mm].

Definition at line 103 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

{0};

Referenced by smearBeamspot().

beamspot_z_size_

double simcore::PrimaryGenerator::beamspot_z_size_ {0}

protected

Extent of the beamspot in z [mm].

Definition at line 106 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

{0};

Referenced by smearBeamspot().

name_

std::string simcore::PrimaryGenerator::name_ {""}

protected

Name of the PrimaryGenerator.

Definition at line 94 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

{""};

Referenced by RecordConfig().

use_beamspot_

bool simcore::PrimaryGenerator::use_beamspot_ {false}

protected

Flag denoting whether beam spot smearing is enabled for this generator.

Definition at line 97 of file PrimaryGenerator.h.

{false};

Referenced by smearBeamspot(), and useBeamspot().

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

• SimCore/include/SimCore/Generators/PrimaryGenerator.h
• SimCore/src/SimCore/Generators/PrimaryGenerator.cxx