LitAddMaterial.h File Reference

Functions for calculation of the material effects. More...

#include "LitMath.h"
#include "LitTrackParam.h"

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Namespaces
	lit
	lit::parallel

Functions
template<class T >
void	lit::parallel::LitAddMaterial (LitTrackParam< T > &par, T siliconThickness)
template<class T >
void	lit::parallel::LitAddMaterialElectron (LitTrackParam< T > &par, T siliconThickness)

Detailed Description

Functions for calculation of the material effects.

Author

Andrey Lebedev andre.nosp@m.y.le.nosp@m.bedev.nosp@m.@gsi.nosp@m..de

Date

2009

The influence of the material on the track momentum is taken into account by calculating the expected average energy loss due to ionization (Bethe-Bloch formula) and bremsstrahlung (Bethe-Heitler formula). The influence on the covariance matrix due to multiple scattering is included by adding process noise in the track propagation. Here, a gaussian approximation using the Highland formula is used to estimate the average scattering angle.

Definition in file LitAddMaterial.h.