Commit f0ba7f29 authored by Paul Schütze's avatar Paul Schütze Committed by Simon Spannagel
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Add silicon carbide as material

parent 9beaccec

src/modules/GeometryBuilderGeant4/MaterialManager.cpp

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@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void Materials::set(const std::string& name, G4Material* material) { 
 *   - ppo foam

 *   - cadmium zinc telluride

 *   - diamond

 *   - silicon carbide

 *   - vacuum

 */

void Materials::init_materials() {
@@ -184,6 +185,11 @@ void Materials::init_materials() { 
    auto* Diamond = new G4Material("Diamond", 6, 12.01 * CLHEP::g / CLHEP::mole, 3.52 * CLHEP::g / CLHEP::cm3);

    materials_["diamond"] = Diamond;



    auto* SiliconCarbide = new G4Material("SiliconCarbide", 3.21 * CLHEP::g / CLHEP::cm3, 2);

    SiliconCarbide->AddElement(Si, 1);

    SiliconCarbide->AddElement(C, 1);

    materials_["silicon_carbide"] = SiliconCarbide;



    // Add vacuum

    materials_["vacuum"] = new G4Material("Vacuum", 1, 1.008 * CLHEP::g / CLHEP::mole, CLHEP::universe_mean_density);

}

src/modules/GeometryBuilderGeant4/README.md

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@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ This module can create support layers and passive volumes of the following mater 
    * ppo foam

    * cadmium zinc telluride

    * diamond

    * silicon carbide

    * vacuum



Furthermore, this module can automatically load any material defined in the Geant4 material database [@g4materials]. This comprises both simple materials and pre-defined NIST compounds.