Abstract
Geant4 is a software toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter. It is used by a large number of experiments and projects in a variety of application domains, including high energy physics, astrophysics and space science, medical physics and radiation protection. Its functionality and modeling capabilities continue to be extended, while its performance is enhanced. An overview of recent developments in diverse areas of the toolkit is presented. These include performance optimization for complex setups; improvements for the propagation in fields; new options for event biasing; and additions and improvements in geometry, physics processes and interactive capabilities.
Keywords
electromagnetic interactions, hadronic interactions, object-oriented technology, particle interactions, physics validation, simulation, physics computing, Geant4
Subject Categories
Electromagnetic interactions - Software, Hadron interactions - Software
Disciplines
Nuclear Engineering | Software Engineering
Publication Date
2-2006
Rights Information
Copyright 2006
Restrictions
Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works.
Rights Holder
IEEE
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Allison, J.; Amako, K.; Apostolakis, J.; Araujo, H.; Arce Dubois, P.; Asai, M.; Barrand, G.; Capra, R.; Chauvie, S.; Chytracek, R.; Cirrone, G. A. P.; Cooperman, Gene D.; Cosmo, G.; Cuttone, G.; Daquino, G. G.; Donszelmann, M.; Dressel, M.; Folger, G.; Foppiano, F.; Generowicz, J.; Grichine, V.; Guatelli, S.; Gumplinger, P.; Heikkinen, A.; Hrivnacova, I.; Howard, A.; Incerti, S.; Ivanchenko, V.; Johnson, T.; Jones, F.; Koi, T.; Kokoulin, R.; Kossov, M.; Kurashige, H.; Lara, V.; Larsson, S.; Lei, F.; Link, O.; Longo, F.; Maire, M.; Mantero, A.; Mascialino, B.; McLaren, I.; Mendez Lorenzo, P.; Minamimoto, K.; Murakami, K.; Nieminen, P.; Pandola, L.; Parlati, S.; Peralta, L.; Perl, J.; Pfeiffer, A.; Pia, M. G.; Ribon, A.; Rodrigues, P.; Russo, G.; Sadilov, S.; Santin, G.; Sasaki, T.; Smith, D.; Starkov, N.; Tanaka, S.; Tcherniaev, E.; Tomé, B.; Trindade, A.; Truscott, P.; Urban, L.; Verderi, M.; Walkden, A.; Wellisch, J. P.; Williams, D. C.; Wright, D.; and Yoshida, H., "Geant4 developments and applications" (2006). Computer and Information Science Faculty Publications. Paper 8. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20000660
Click button above to open, or right-click to save.
Notes
Originally published in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol.53, no.1, pp.270-278, Feb. 2006. doi: 10.1109/TNS.2006.869826