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#ifndef G4VCASCADE_DEEXCITATION_HH
#define G4VCASCADE_DEEXCITATION_HH
// $Id$
//
// Base class to define a common interface for post-cascade processing.

#include "G4CascadeColliderBase.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4CollisionOutput.hh"

class G4InuclParticle;
class G4Fragment;


class G4VCascadeDeexcitation : public G4CascadeColliderBase {
public:
  G4VCascadeDeexcitation(const char* name) : G4CascadeColliderBase(name) {}
  virtual ~G4VCascadeDeexcitation() {}

  // Standard Collider interface (bullet is not used in this case)
  virtual void collide(G4InuclParticle* /*bullet*/, G4InuclParticle* target,
		       G4CollisionOutput& globalOutput) = 0;

  // Interface specific to pre-compound (post-cascade) processing
  virtual void deExcite(G4Fragment* fragment,
			G4CollisionOutput& globalOutput) = 0;

protected:
  G4CollisionOutput output;	// Local buffer for de-excitation stages
};

#endif	/* G4CASCADE_DEEXCITATION_HH */