Parallelization of Geant4 using TOP-C and marshalgen

Proceedings - Fifth IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications, NCA 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 48-55

  Cooperman, Gene ^a   Nguyen, Viet Ha ^a   Malioutov, Igor ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEANT4; LARGE HADRON COLLIDER; MINE DETECTION; RADIATION SHIELDS;

COLLIDING BEAM ACCELERATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 34247253348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NCA.2006.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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