Nuclear resonance fluorescence (NRF) in GEANT4: Development, validation, and testing

Manu N. Lakshmanan; Brian P. Harrawood; Greeshma A. Agasthya; Gencho Rusev; Anuj J. Kapadia

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551406

Nuclear resonance fluorescence (NRF) in GEANT4: Development, validation, and testing

Manu N. Lakshmanan, Brian P. Harrawood, Greeshma A. Agasthya, Gencho Rusev, Anuj J. Kapadia

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Despite its utility and applicability, the ability to simulate the NRF technique is not currently included in GEANT4. Here we describe the development, validation and testing of NRF in GEANT4 for 10 separate isotopes. An NRF class named G4NRF was developed to handle NRF physics. Validation of the simulation was performed by benchmarking it against experimental measurements for measured counts from gamma-ray scattering in water and metallic samples. The validation results show agreement between the simulation and experimental spectra for the appearance of the NRF peak. We have begun applying the NRF simulation for medical research, and we are seeking to make the NRF physics code available to the GEANT4 community in a future release.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Pages	1731-1734
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551406
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Oct 29 2012 → Nov 3 2012

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	10/29/12 → 11/3/12

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Lakshmanan, M. N., Harrawood, B. P., Agasthya, G. A., Rusev, G., & Kapadia, A. J. (2012). Nuclear resonance fluorescence (NRF) in GEANT4: Development, validation, and testing. In 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 (pp. 1731-1734). Article 6551406 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551406

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