RefFrame.h

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/*!
 
\class    genie::RefFrame
 
\brief    An enumeration of reference frames.
 
\author   Costas Andreopoulos <c.andreopoulos \at cern.ch>
          University of Liverpool
 
\created  May 04, 2004
 
\cpright  Copyright (c) 2003-2025, The GENIE Collaboration
          For the full text of the license visit http://copyright.genie-mc.org        
*/
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#ifndef _REF_FRAME_H_
#define _REF_FRAME_H_
 
namespace genie {
 
typedef enum ERefFrame {
 
  kRfUndefined = 0,
  kRfLab,
  kRfCM,
  kRfHCM,
  kRfTgtRest,
  kRfHitNucRest,
  kRfHitElRest
 
} RefFrame_t;
 
class RefFrame {
 
public:
 
  static const char * AsString(RefFrame_t rf)
  {
    switch (rf) {
       case (kRfLab)        : return "[LAB]";                     break;
       case (kRfCM)         : return "[Center of mass]";          break;
       case (kRfHCM)        : return "[Hadronic center of mass]"; break;
       case (kRfTgtRest)    : return "[Nuclear target @ rest]";   break;
       case (kRfHitNucRest) : return "[Hit nucleon @ rest]";      break;
       case (kRfHitElRest)  : return "[Hit electron@ rest]";      break;
       case (kRfUndefined)  :
       default :              return "** Undefined reference frame ** ";
    }
  }
};
 
}        // genie namespace
 
#endif   // _REF_FRAME_H_