Highland.hpp

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// This file is part of the Acts project.
//
// Copyright (C) 2018-2021 CERN for the benefit of the Acts project
//
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#pragma once

#include "Acts/Material/Interactions.hpp"

#include <random>

namespace ActsFatras {
namespace detail {

struct Highland {
  template <typename generator_t>
  double operator()(generator_t &generator, const Acts::MaterialSlab &slab,
                    Particle &particle) const {
    // compute the planar scattering angle
    const auto theta0 = Acts::computeMultipleScatteringTheta0(
        slab, particle.absolutePdg(), particle.mass(), particle.qOverP(),
        particle.absoluteCharge());
    // draw from the normal distribution representing the 3d angle distribution
    return std::normal_distribution<double>(0.0, M_SQRT2 * theta0)(generator);
  }
};

}  // namespace detail
}  // namespace ActsFatras