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// ------------------------------------------------------------
//      GEANT 4 class header file
//
//      History: first implementation, based on object model of
//      Hisaya Kurashige, 27 June 1998
// ----------------------------------------------------------------
//      Add excitation energy         17 Aug. 1999 H.Kurashige
//


#ifndef G4Ions_h
#define G4Ions_h 1

#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4ios.hh"
#include "G4ParticleDefinition.hh"

// ######################################################################
// ###                          Ions                                 ###
// ######################################################################

class G4Ions : public G4ParticleDefinition
{
 // Class Description
 //  This is the base class for all nuclei including pre-defined 
 //  light nuclei such as deuteron, alpha, and proton (Hydrogen) 
 //  All nuclei/ions created on the fly are objects of this class
 //  Atomic number and atomic mass are vaild only for particles derived
 //  from this class.  This class has Excitation Energy in addition to
 //  the normal particle properties.

 protected:
   G4Ions(){};


 public: //With Description
   G4Ions(
       const G4String&     aName,        G4double            mass,
       G4double            width,        G4double            charge,   
       G4int               iSpin,        G4int               iParity,    
       G4int               iConjugation, G4int               iIsospin,   
       G4int               iIsospin3,    G4int               gParity,
       const G4String&     pType,        G4int               lepton,      
       G4int               baryon,       G4int               encoding,
       G4bool              stable,       G4double            lifetime,
       G4DecayTable        *decaytable,  G4bool              shortlived,
       const G4String&     subType ="",
       G4int               anti_encoding =0,
       G4double            excitation = 0.0
   );

 public:
   virtual    			~G4Ions();
   G4Ions*    			IonsDefinition();
   G4Ions*    			Ions();

 public:  //With Description
   // Get excitation energy of nucleus
   G4double GetExcitationEnergy() const ; 
  
  private:
   G4double theExcitationEnergy; 

};

inline
 G4Ions* G4Ions::Ions() 
{
  return this;
}

inline
 G4double G4Ions::GetExcitationEnergy() const 
{
  return theExcitationEnergy;
}

#endif