AlphaEM.cpp

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/*
 *  CepGen: a central exclusive processes event generator
 *  Copyright (C) 2024  Laurent Forthomme
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#include <Pythia8/Pythia.h>
#include <Pythia8/StandardModel.h>
 
#include "CepGen/Modules/CouplingFactory.h"
#include "CepGen/Physics/Constants.h"
#include "CepGen/Physics/Coupling.h"
 
namespace cepgen {
  namespace pythia8 {
    class AlphaEM final : public Coupling {
    public:
      explicit AlphaEM(const ParametersList& params)
          : Coupling(params), pythia_(new Pythia8::Pythia), alphaem_(new Pythia8::AlphaEM) {
        pythia_->settings.parm("StandardModel:alphaEM0", steer<double>("alphaEM0"));
        pythia_->settings.parm("StandardModel:alphaEMmZ", steer<double>("alphaEMmZ"));
        alphaem_->init(steer<int>("order"), &pythia_->settings);
      }
 
      inline static ParametersDescription description() {
        auto desc = cepgen::Coupling::description();
        desc.setDescription("Pythia8 modelling of alpha(EM) running");
        desc.add<int>("order", 1);
        desc.add<double>("alphaEM0", 0.00729735);
        desc.add<double>("alphaEMmZ", 0.00781751);
        return desc;
      }
 
      inline double operator()(double q) const override { return alphaem_->alphaEM(q * q); }
 
    private:
      const std::unique_ptr<Pythia8::Pythia> pythia_;
      const std::unique_ptr<Pythia8::AlphaEM> alphaem_;
    };
  }  // namespace pythia8
}  // namespace cepgen
using PythiaAlphaEM = cepgen::pythia8::AlphaEM;
REGISTER_ALPHAEM_MODULE("pythia8", PythiaAlphaEM);