Geant4-related R&D for new particle transport methods
/ Authors
M. Augelli, M. Begalli, T. Evans, E. Gargioni, S. Hauf, C. H. Kim, M. Kuster, M. Pia, P. Q. Filho, L. Quintieri
and 18 more authors
P. Saracco, D. S. Santos, G. Weidenspointner, A. Z. Cnes, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, T. U. Darmstadt, Hanyang Univesity, E. Research, Ird Rio de Janeiro, Infn, Sezione di Frascati, S. D. Genova, Mpi Halbleiterlabor, M. F. Physik, U. California, Space Sciences Laboratory
/ Abstract
A R&D project has been launched in 2009 to address fundamental methods in radiation transport simulation and revisit Geant4 kernel design to cope with new experimental requirements. The project focuses on simulation at different scales in the same experimental environment: this set of problems requires new methods across the current boundaries of condensed-random-walk and discrete transport schemes. An exploration is also foreseen about exploiting and extending already existing Geant4 features to apply Monte Carlo and deterministic transport methods in the same simulation environment. An overview of this new R&D associated with Geant4 is presented, together with the first developments in progress.
Journal: 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC)