Material.h

#ifndef MANTID_GEOMETRY_MATERIAL_H_
#define MANTID_GEOMETRY_MATERIAL_H_

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Includes
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "MantidKernel/NeutronAtom.h"
#include "MantidKernel/PhysicalConstants.h"
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <nexus/NeXusFile.hpp>

namespace Mantid {

namespace PhysicalConstants {
struct Atom;
}

namespace Kernel {

/**
  A material is defined as being composed of a given element, defined as a
  PhysicalConstants::NeutronAtom, with the following properties:

  <UL>
    <LI>temperature (Kelvin)</LI>
    <LI>pressure (KPa) </LI>
    <LI>number density (A^-3)</LI>
  </UL>

Copyright &copy; 2007-2010 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, NScD Oak Ridge
National Laboratory & European Spallation Source

This file is part of Mantid.

Mantid is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

Mantid is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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File change history is stored at: <https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid>

*/
class MANTID_KERNEL_DLL Material {
public:
  /// Default constructor. Required for other parts of the code to
  /// function correctly. The material is considered "empty"
  Material();

  /// Construct a material from a known element, with optional
  /// temperature and pressure
  explicit Material(
      const std::string &name, const PhysicalConstants::NeutronAtom &element,
      const double numberDensity, const double temperature = 300,
      const double pressure = PhysicalConstants::StandardAtmosphere);
  /// Virtual destructor.
  virtual ~Material() = default;

  /// Returns the name of the material
  const std::string &name() const;

  /** @name Material properties */
  //@{
  /// Get the number density
  double numberDensity() const;
  /// Get the temperature
  double temperature() const;
  /// Get the pressure
  double pressure() const;
  /// Get the coherent scattering cross section for a given wavelength
  double
  cohScatterXSection(const double lambda =
                         PhysicalConstants::NeutronAtom::ReferenceLambda) const;
  /// Get the incoherent cross section for a given wavelength
  double incohScatterXSection(
      const double lambda =
          PhysicalConstants::NeutronAtom::ReferenceLambda) const;
  /// Return the total scattering cross section for a given wavelength
  double totalScatterXSection(
      const double lambda =
          PhysicalConstants::NeutronAtom::ReferenceLambda) const;
  /// Get the absorption cross section at a given wavelength
  double
  absorbXSection(const double lambda =
                     PhysicalConstants::NeutronAtom::ReferenceLambda) const;
  //@}

  void saveNexus(::NeXus::File *file, const std::string &group) const;
  void loadNexus(::NeXus::File *file, const std::string &group);

  /// Structure to hold the information for a parsed chemical formula
  struct ChemicalFormula {
    /// Atoms for the formula. Caller responsible to delete.
    std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<PhysicalConstants::Atom>> atoms;
    std::vector<float> numberAtoms; ///< Number of each atom
  };
  static ChemicalFormula parseChemicalFormula(const std::string chemicalSymbol);

private:
  /// Material name
  std::string m_name;
  /// Reference to an element
  PhysicalConstants::NeutronAtom m_element;
  /// Number density in A^-3
  double m_numberDensity;
  /// Temperature
  double m_temperature;
  /// Pressure
  double m_pressure;
};

/// Typedef for a shared pointer
typedef boost::shared_ptr<Material> Material_sptr;
/// Typedef for a shared pointer to a const object
typedef boost::shared_ptr<const Material> Material_const_sptr;
}
}

#endif // MANTID_GEOMETRY_MATERIAL_H_