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Photon thinning implementation doesn't make sense #284

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Three thinning factors get set here:
https://github.com/rat-pac/ratpac-two/blob/main/src/physics/src/PhotonThinning.cc#L19-L22
(why they in different ratdb tables, I'm not sure...)
one general factor, one scintillation factor, and one Cherenkov factor.

ONLY the general factor multiplies the PMT efficiency here:
https://github.com/rat-pac/ratpac-two/blob/main/src/physics/src/GLG4PMTOpticalModel.cc#L413

BOTH the general and scintillation factors are applied to the number of scint photons here:
https://github.com/rat-pac/ratpac-two/blob/main/src/physics/src/GLG4Scint.cc#L437-L438

We take the reciprocal if the Cherenkov factor here:
https://github.com/rat-pac/ratpac-two/blob/main/src/physics/src/PhysicsList.cc#L136
and apply it here:
https://github.com/rat-pac/ratpac-two/blob/main/src/physics/src/ThinnableG4Cerenkov.cc#L87

So it appears only the Cherenkov factor is applied to the cherenkov photons.

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