///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Global control of photon thinning. This class defines the photon
// thinning factor. This will reduce the number of photons created by
// scintillation or Cerenkov whilst at the same time increasing the PMT
// efficiency by the same factor - thereby negating the affect of the
// thinning.
//
// Author: p.g.jones@qmul.ac.uk
//
// REVISION HISTORY:
//     2014-08-05 : P G Jones - Added doxygen.
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef __RAT_PhotonThinning_hh__
#define __RAT_PhotonThinning_hh__

namespace RAT
{

class PhotonThinning
{
public:
  // Called at the beginning of a new run
  static void BeginOfRun();

  // Get the thinning factor
  static double GetFactor() { return fThinningFactor; };

  // Set the thinning factor
  static void SetFactor( const double factor );

protected:
  static double fThinningFactor; // The photon thinning factor
};


} // namespace RAT

#endif