Logo ROOT   6.10/09
Reference Guide
nucleus.C File Reference

Detailed Description

Model of a nucleus built from TGeo classes.

void nucleus(Int_t nProtons = 40,Int_t nNeutrons = 60)
{
Double_t NeutronRadius = 60,
ProtonRadius = 60,
NucleusRadius,
distance = 60;
Double_t vol = nProtons + nNeutrons;
vol = 3 * vol / (4 * TMath::Pi());
NucleusRadius = distance * TMath::Power(vol, 1./3.);
// cout << "NucleusRadius: " << NucleusRadius << endl;
TGeoManager * geom = new TGeoManager("nucleus", "Model of a nucleus");
geom->SetNsegments(40);
TGeoMaterial *matEmptySpace = new TGeoMaterial("EmptySpace", 0, 0, 0);
TGeoMaterial *matProton = new TGeoMaterial("Proton" , .938, 1., 10000.);
TGeoMaterial *matNeutron = new TGeoMaterial("Neutron" , .935, 0., 10000.);
TGeoMedium *EmptySpace = new TGeoMedium("Empty", 1, matEmptySpace);
TGeoMedium *Proton = new TGeoMedium("Proton", 1, matProton);
TGeoMedium *Neutron = new TGeoMedium("Neutron",1, matNeutron);
// the space where the nucleus lives (top container volume)
Double_t worldx = 200.;
Double_t worldy = 200.;
Double_t worldz = 200.;
TGeoVolume *top = geom->MakeBox("WORLD", EmptySpace, worldx, worldy, worldz);
geom->SetTopVolume(top);
TGeoVolume * proton = geom->MakeSphere("proton", Proton, 0., ProtonRadius);
TGeoVolume * neutron = geom->MakeSphere("neutron", Neutron, 0., NeutronRadius);
proton->SetLineColor(kRed);
neutron->SetLineColor(kBlue);
Int_t i = 0;
while ( i< nProtons) {
gRandom->Rannor(x, y);
gRandom->Rannor(z,dummy);
if ( TMath::Sqrt(x*x + y*y + z*z) < 1) {
x = (2 * x - 1) * NucleusRadius;
y = (2 * y - 1) * NucleusRadius;
z = (2 * z - 1) * NucleusRadius;
top->AddNode(proton, i, new TGeoTranslation(x, y, z));
i++;
}
}
i = 0;
while ( i < nNeutrons) {
gRandom->Rannor(x, y);
gRandom->Rannor(z,dummy);
if ( TMath::Sqrt(x*x + y*y + z*z) < 1) {
x = (2 * x - 1) * NucleusRadius;
y = (2 * y - 1) * NucleusRadius;
z = (2 * z - 1) * NucleusRadius;
top->AddNode(neutron, i + nProtons, new TGeoTranslation(x, y, z));
i++;
}
}
geom->CloseGeometry();
geom->SetVisLevel(4);
top->Draw("ogl");
}
Author
Otto Schaile

Definition in file nucleus.C.