Validation of Geant4 electromagnetic physics versus protocol data

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2115-2119

  Amako, K ^a   Guatelli, S ^b   Ivanchencko, V ^c   Maire, M ^d   Mascialino, B ^b   Murakami, K ^a   Pandola, L ^e   Parlati, S ^e   Pia, M G ^b   Piergentili, M ^b   Sasaki, T ^a   Urban, L ^f  

^a HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^b Italian Institute for Nuclear Research   (Italy)

^c CERN   (Switzerland)

^d LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^e Ital Institute for Nuclear Research   (Italy)

^f WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic Physics; Geant4; Protocol Data; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR FUELS; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PHYSICS; GEANT4; PROTOCOL DATA; VALIDATION;

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

EID: 23844441636     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (22)

1. Geant4 Collaboration, "Geant4 - a simulation toolkit", NIM A 506 pp. 250-303, 2003.
2. A. Allisy, et al., ICRU Report 49, 1993.
3. http://www.nist.gov
4. D. Cullen, J.H. Hubbell, L. Kissel, The Evaluated Photon Data Library, '97 version, UCRL-50400, Vol.6, Rev.5.
5. S.T. Perkins, D.E. Cullen, S.M. Seltzer Tables and Graphs of Electron-Interaction Cross-Sections from 10 eV to 100 GeV Derived from the LLNL Evaluated Electron Data Library (EEDL), Z=1-100 UCRL-50400 Vol.31.
6. S.T. Perkins, D.E. Cullen, M.H. Chen, J.H. Hubbell, J. Rathkopf, J. Scofield, Tables and Graphs of Atomic Subshell and Relaxation Data Derived from the LLNL Evaluated Atomic Data Library (EADL), Z=1-100 UCRL-50400 Vol.30.
7. J. Sempau, J.M. Fernández-Varea, E. Acosta, F. Salvat, "Experimental benchmarks of the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE" NIM B vol. 207 pp. 107-123, 2003.
8. "Penelope - A code system for Monte Carlo simulation of electron and photon transport" Workshop Proceedings, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, AEN-NEA, 2001.
9. S. Chauvie, G. Depaola, V. Ivanchenko, F. Longo, P. Nieminen, M.G. Pia, "Geant4 Low Energy Electromagnetic Physics" Proceedings of CHEP 2001, Beijing (China), pp. 337-340, 2001.
10. S. Giani, et al., CERN-OPEN-99-121 and INFN/AE-99/20, 1999.
11. S. Giani, et al., CERN-OPEN-99-300 and INFN/AE-99/21, 1999.
12. H.H. Andersen, J.F. Ziegler, "The Stopping and Ranges of Ions in Matter" Vol.3, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1997.
13. J.H. Hubbell "Photon Mass Attenuation and Energy Absorption Coefficients from 1 keV to 20 MeV" Int. J. Appl. RadiatIsotopes, vol. 33 pp. 1269-1290, 1982.
14. J.H. Hubbell, W.J. Veigele, E.A. Briggs, R.T. Brown, D.T. Cromer, R.J. Howerton "Atomic Form Factors, Incoherent Scattering Functions, and Photon Scattering Cross Sections" J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, vol. 4 pp. 471-538, 1975.
15. J.H. Hubbell, Overbo "Relativistic Atomic Form Factors and Photon Coherent Scattering Cross Sections" J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, vol. 8 pp. 69-105, 1979.
16. J. Leroux, T.P. Thinh "Revised Tables of X-ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients" Corporation Scientifique Classique, Quebec, 1977.
17. ICRU International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. "ICRU Report 37, Stopping Powers for Electrons and Positrons", 1984.
18. ICRU International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. "ICRU Report 49, Stopping Powers and Ranges for Protons and Alpha Particles", 1993.
19. H.H. Andersen, J.F. Ziegler "Hydrogen: Stopping Powers and Ranges in All Elements. Vol. 3 of The Stopping and Ranges of Ions in Matter", Pergamon Press, Elmsford, New York, 1977.
20. J.F. Ziegler "Helium: Stopping Powers and Ranges in all Elemental Matter. Vol. 4 of The Stopping and Ranges of Ions in Matter", Pergamon Press, New York, 1977.
21. G.A.P. Cirrone, S. Donadio, S. Guatelli, A. Mantero, B. Mascialino, S. Parlati M.G. Pia, A. Pfeiffer, A. Ribon, P. Viarengo "A Goodness-of-Fit Statistical Toolkit" IEEE-Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 51 (5) pp. 2056-2063, 2004.
22. H. Zaidi, "Comparative evaluation of photon cross section libraries for materials of interest in PET Monte Carlo simulation" IEEE Transaction on Nuclear Science, vol. 47, pp. 2722-2735, 2000.