hep.physics.particle

Class BasicParticle

java.lang.Object

hep.physics.particle.BasicParticle

All Implemented Interfaces:

Particle

public class BasicParticle
extends java.lang.Object
implements Particle

Default implementation of Particle.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface hep.physics.particle.Particle

DOCUMENTATION, FINAL_STATE, INTERMEDIATE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicParticle(Hep3Vector origin, HepLorentzVector p, ParticleType ptype, int status, double time) Create a new BasicParticle

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addDaughter(Particle child) Adds a child to this particle.
HepLorentzVector	asFourVector() Return this particles momentum and energy as a 4-vector
double	getCharge() Returns the particle's charge
java.util.List	getDaughters() Returns a list of the decay products of this particle
double	getEnergy() Energy
int	getGeneratorStatus() Status code, one of FINALSTATE, INTERMEDIATE or DOCUMENTATION
double	getMass() Mass
Hep3Vector	getMomentum() Momentum
Hep3Vector	getOrigin() Point of origin
double	getOriginX()
double	getOriginY()
double	getOriginZ()
java.util.List	getParents() Returns a list of the parent(s) of this particle
int	getPDGID() Convenience method for getting particles PDGID
double	getProductionTime() Production time
double	getPX() X component of momentum
double	getPY() Y component of momentum
double	getPZ() Z component of momentum
ParticleType	getType() Particle Type
void	setMass(double mass) Overrides the mass obtained from the particle type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicParticle

public BasicParticle(Hep3Vector origin,
                     HepLorentzVector p,
                     ParticleType ptype,
                     int status,
                     double time)

Create a new BasicParticle

Parameters:

origin - The origin of this particle

p - The momentum and energy of this particle

ptype - The type of this particle

status - The status of this particle

time - The production time of this particle

Method Detail

addDaughter

public void addDaughter(Particle child)

Adds a child to this particle. If the child is also an instance of this class this particle will also be added as its parent.

Parameters:

child - The child particle

setMass

public void setMass(double mass)

Overrides the mass obtained from the particle type.

getPX

public double getPX()

Description copied from interface: Particle

X component of momentum

Specified by:

getPX in interface Particle

getPY

public double getPY()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Y component of momentum

Specified by:

getPY in interface Particle

getPZ

public double getPZ()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Z component of momentum

Specified by:

getPZ in interface Particle

getEnergy

public double getEnergy()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Energy

Specified by:

getEnergy in interface Particle

getMass

public double getMass()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Mass

Specified by:

getMass in interface Particle

getOriginX

public double getOriginX()

Specified by:

getOriginX in interface Particle

getOriginY

public double getOriginY()

Specified by:

getOriginY in interface Particle

getOriginZ

public double getOriginZ()

Specified by:

getOriginZ in interface Particle

getProductionTime

public double getProductionTime()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Production time

Specified by:

getProductionTime in interface Particle

getGeneratorStatus

public int getGeneratorStatus()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Status code, one of FINALSTATE, INTERMEDIATE or DOCUMENTATION

Specified by:

getGeneratorStatus in interface Particle

getMomentum

public Hep3Vector getMomentum()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Momentum

Specified by:

getMomentum in interface Particle

getOrigin

public Hep3Vector getOrigin()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Point of origin

Specified by:

getOrigin in interface Particle

getDaughters

public java.util.List getDaughters()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Returns a list of the decay products of this particle

Specified by:

getDaughters in interface Particle

getParents

public java.util.List getParents()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Returns a list of the parent(s) of this particle

Specified by:

getParents in interface Particle

getType

public ParticleType getType()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Particle Type

Specified by:

getType in interface Particle

getCharge

public double getCharge()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Returns the particle's charge

Specified by:

getCharge in interface Particle

getPDGID

public int getPDGID()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Convenience method for getting particles PDGID

Specified by:

getPDGID in interface Particle

asFourVector

public HepLorentzVector asFourVector()

Description copied from interface: Particle

Return this particles momentum and energy as a 4-vector

Specified by:

asFourVector in interface Particle