Problem 1457 - Muon Capture Rate is incorrect for nuclei not in the lookup table
Summary: Muon Capture Rate is incorrect for nuclei not in the lookup table
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Geant4
Classification: Unclassified
Component: processes/hadronic/stopping (show other problems)
Version: 9.6
Hardware: All All
: P5 normal
Assignee: Krzysztof Genser
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2013-03-14 22:48 CET by Krzysztof Genser
Modified: 2013-05-02 17:09 CEST (History)
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2013-03-14 22:48 CET, Krzysztof Genser 		Details
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Description Krzysztof Genser 2013-03-14 22:48:39 CET 
Created attachment 206 [details]
muon capture rate vs. Z

GetMuonCaptureRate member functions return incorrect muon capture rate for nuclei not in the lookup table. Please see the attached histogram where the muon capture rate (abundance weighted average over A) is plotted vs. Z.

In addition, in G4MuonMinusBoundDecay::GetMuonCaptureRate the lookup is shifted by 1

Krzysztof
Comment 1 Krzysztof Genser 2013-05-02 17:09:39 CEST 
tag hadr-stopping-V09-06-06 fixes the immediate problem;
tag hadr-stopping-V09-06-07 improves the implementation/results;