This single-file library can be used to perform conversions between kinematic variables for various particles. The goal is to have a straightforward method-chaining interface that allows for transparent conversion between the variables:
Particle proton(0.938, 1, 1); // mass [GeV], charge, nucleons
proton.beta(0.95).p(); // calculates the momentum of a beta=0.95 proton
proton.Ek(1.7).beta(); // calculates velocity of a proton with E_kin=1.7 GeV The variables provided are:
- velocity
beta - momentum
p - rigidity
R - total energy
E - kinetic energy
Ek - kinetic energy per nucleon
Ekn