GEANT4 - A simulation toolkit

S. Agostinelli; J. Allison; K. Amako; J. Apostolakis; H. Araujo; P. Arce; M. Asai; D. Axen; S. Banerjee; G. Barrand; F. Behner; L. Bellagamba; J. Boudreau; L. Broglia; A. Brunengo; H. Burkhardt; S. Chauvie; J. Chuma; R. Chytracek; G. Cooperman; G. Cosmo; P. Degtyarenko; A. Dell'Acqua; G. Depaola; D. Dietrich; R. Enami; A. Feliciello; C. Ferguson; H. Fesefeldt; G. Folger; F. Foppiano; A. Forti; S. Garelli; S. Giani; R. Giannitrapani; D. Gibin; J. J. Gomez Cadenas; I. Gonzalez; G. Gracia Abril; G. Greeniaus; W. Greiner; V. Grichine; A. Grossheim; S. Guatelli; P. Gumplinger; R. Hamatsu; K. Hashimoto; H. Hasui; A. Heikkinen; A. Howard; V. Ivanchenko; A. Johnson; F. W. Jones; J. Kallenbach; N. Kanaya; M. Kawabata; Y. Kawabata; M. Kawaguti; S. Kelner; P. Kent; A. Kimura; T. Kodama; R. Kokoulin; M. Kossov; H. Kurashige; E. Lamanna; T. Lampen; V. Lara; V. Lefebure; F. Lei; M. Liendl; W. Lockman; F. Longo; S. Magni; M. Maire; E. Medernach; K. Minamimoto; P. Mora de Freitas; Y. Morita; K. Murakami; M. Nagamatu; R. Nartallo; P. Nieminen; T. Nishimura; K. Ohtsubo; M. Okamura; S. O'Neale; Y. Oohata; K. Paech; J. Perl; A. Pfeiffer; M. G. Pia; F. Ranjard; A. Rybin; S. Sadilov; E. di Salvo; G. Santin; T. Sasaki; N. Savvas; Y. Sawada; S. Scherer; S. Sei; V. Sirotenko; D. Smith; N. Starkov; H. Stoecker; J. Sulkimo; M. Takahata; S. Tanaka; E. Tcherniaev; E. Safai Tehrani; M. Tropeano; P. Truscott; H. Uno; L. Urban; P. Urban; M. Verderi; A. Walkden; W. Wander; H. Weber; J. P. Wellisch; T. Wenaus; D. C. Williams; D. Wright; T. Yamada; H. Yoshida; D. Zschiesche

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01368-8

GEANT4 - A simulation toolkit

S. Agostinelli, J. Allison, K. Amako, J. Apostolakis, H. Araujo, P. Arce, M. Asai, D. Axen, S. Banerjee, G. Barrand, F. Behner, L. Bellagamba, J. Boudreau, L. Broglia, A. Brunengo, H. Burkhardt, S. Chauvie, J. Chuma, R. Chytracek, G. CoopermanG. Cosmo, P. Degtyarenko, A. Dell'Acqua, G. Depaola, D. Dietrich, R. Enami, A. Feliciello, C. Ferguson, H. Fesefeldt, G. Folger, F. Foppiano, A. Forti, S. Garelli, S. Giani, R. Giannitrapani, D. Gibin, J. J. Gomez Cadenas, I. Gonzalez, G. Gracia Abril, G. Greeniaus, W. Greiner, V. Grichine, A. Grossheim, S. Guatelli, P. Gumplinger, R. Hamatsu, K. Hashimoto, H. Hasui, A. Heikkinen, A. Howard, V. Ivanchenko, A. Johnson, F. W. Jones, J. Kallenbach, N. Kanaya, M. Kawabata, Y. Kawabata, M. Kawaguti, S. Kelner, P. Kent, A. Kimura, T. Kodama, R. Kokoulin, M. Kossov, H. Kurashige, E. Lamanna, T. Lampen, V. Lara, V. Lefebure, F. Lei, M. Liendl, W. Lockman, F. Longo, S. Magni, M. Maire, E. Medernach, K. Minamimoto, P. Mora de Freitas, Y. Morita, K. Murakami, M. Nagamatu, R. Nartallo, P. Nieminen, T. Nishimura, K. Ohtsubo, M. Okamura, S. O'Neale, Y. Oohata, K. Paech, J. Perl, A. Pfeiffer, M. G. Pia, F. Ranjard, A. Rybin, S. Sadilov, E. di Salvo, G. Santin, T. Sasaki, N. Savvas, Y. Sawada, S. Scherer, S. Sei, V. Sirotenko, D. Smith, N. Starkov, H. Stoecker, J. Sulkimo, M. Takahata, S. Tanaka, E. Tcherniaev, E. Safai Tehrani, M. Tropeano, P. Truscott, H. Uno, L. Urban, P. Urban, M. Verderi, A. Walkden, W. Wander, H. Weber, J. P. Wellisch, T. Wenaus, D. C. Williams, D. Wright, T. Yamada, H. Yoshida, D. Zschiesche

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Abstract

GEANT4 is a toolkit for simulating the passage of particles through matter. It includes a complete range of functionality including tracking, geometry, physics models and hits. The physics processes offered cover a comprehensive range, including electromagnetic, hadronic and optical processes, a large set of long-lived particles, materials and elements, over a wide energy range starting, in some cases, from 250 eV and extending in others to the TeV energy range. It has been designed and constructed to expose the physics models utilised, to handle complex geometries, and to enable its easy adaptation for optimal use in different sets of applications. The toolkit is the result of a worldwide collaboration of physicists and software engineers. It has been created exploiting software engineering and object-oriented technology and implemented in the C++ programming language. It has been used in applications in particle physics, nuclear physics, accelerator design, space engineering and medical physics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	250-303
Number of pages	54
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	506
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01368-8
State	Published - Jul 1 2003
Externally published	Yes

Funding

Satoshi Tanaka would like to acknowledge the support of Prof. Hiroaki Yamamoto, Department of Information Science, Fukui University.

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University of Fukui

Keywords

Distributed software development
Geometrical modelling
Object-oriented technology
Particle interactions
Simulation
Software engineering

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Agostinelli, S., Allison, J., Amako, K., Apostolakis, J., Araujo, H., Arce, P., Asai, M., Axen, D., Banerjee, S., Barrand, G., Behner, F., Bellagamba, L., Boudreau, J., Broglia, L., Brunengo, A., Burkhardt, H., Chauvie, S., Chuma, J., Chytracek, R., ... Zschiesche, D. (2003). GEANT4 - A simulation toolkit. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 506(3), 250-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01368-8

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AU - Burkhardt, H.

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AU - Chuma, J.

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AU - Cosmo, G.

AU - Degtyarenko, P.

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AU - Depaola, G.

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AU - Enami, R.

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AU - Folger, G.

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AU - Forti, A.

AU - Garelli, S.

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AU - Gibin, D.

AU - Gomez Cadenas, J. J.

AU - Gonzalez, I.

AU - Gracia Abril, G.

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AU - Greiner, W.

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AU - Hashimoto, K.

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