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o2scl::nucmass_info Class Reference

Nuclear mass information. More...

Detailed Description

This class exists to provide some basic information on nuclei to nuclear mass classes which are children of nucmass.

Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 are named "Uut", "Uup", "Uus", and "Uuo", respectively, until the IUPAC decides on their names. Note that some of the nuclear mass tables use older or alternative names for the heavier elements, so Ztoel() may return something different than is stored in, e.g., nucmass_ame::entry::el.

Idea for Future:
Add the full names for each element.

Definition at line 61 of file nucmass.h.

#include <nucmass.h>

Inheritance diagram for o2scl::nucmass_info:
o2scl::nucmass o2scl::nucmass_fit_base o2scl::nucmass_table o2scl::nucmass_densmat o2scl::nucmass_ame o2scl::nucmass_dglg o2scl::nucmass_dz_table o2scl::nucmass_hfb o2scl::nucmass_hfb_sp o2scl::nucmass_ktuy o2scl::nucmass_mnmsk o2scl::nucmass_sdnp o2scl::nucmass_wlw

Public Member Functions

int parse_elstring (std::string ela, int &Z, int &N, int &A)
 Parse a string representing an element. More...
 
int eltoZ (std::string el)
 Return Z given the element name abbreviation. More...
 
std::string Ztoel (size_t Z)
 Return the element name abbreviation given Z. More...
 
std::string tostring (size_t Z, size_t N)
 Return a string of the form "Pb208" for a given Z and N. More...
 

Protected Types

typedef std::map< std::string,
int, string_comp >::iterator 
table_it
 A convenient typedef for an iterator for element_table.
 

Protected Attributes

std::map< std::string, int,
string_comp
element_table
 A map containing the proton numbers organized by element abbreviation.
 
std::string element_list [nelements]
 The list of elements organized by proton number.
 

Static Protected Attributes

static const int nelements =119
 The number of elements (proton number)
 

Member Function Documentation

int o2scl::nucmass_info::eltoZ ( std::string  el)

If the string parameter el is invalid, the error handler is called and the value -1 is returned.

int o2scl::nucmass_info::parse_elstring ( std::string  ela,
int &  Z,
int &  N,
int &  A 
)

Accepts strings of one of the following forms:

  • Pb208
  • pb208
  • Pb 208
  • Pb-208
  • pb 208
  • pb-208 or one of the special strings n, p, d or t for the neutron, proton, deuteron, and triton, respectively. This function also allows the value of A to precede the element symbol.
Note
At present, this allows nuclei which don't make sense because A<Z, such as Carbon-5.
Idea for Future:

Warn about malformed combinations like Carbon-5

Right now, n4 is interpreted incorrectly as Nitrogen-4, rather than the tetraneutron.

Interpret strings with the full name rather than just the abbreviation.

std::string o2scl::nucmass_info::tostring ( size_t  Z,
size_t  N 
)

Note that if Z is zero, then and 'n' is used to indicate the a nucleus composed entirely of neutrons and if the argument Z is greater than 118, the error handler is called.

std::string o2scl::nucmass_info::Ztoel ( size_t  Z)
Note
This function returns "n" indicating the neutron for Z=0, and if the argument Z is greater than 118, then the error handler is called.

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