Applications of the Monte Carlo method in nuclear physics using the GEANT4 toolkit
- Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, CP 11049, CEP 05422-970, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
- Instituto de Fisica da Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 66318, CEP 05315-970, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
- Instituto de Eletrotecnica e Energia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 1289, CEP 05508-010, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
The capabilities of the personal computers allow the application of Monte Carlo methods to simulate very complex problems that involve the transport of particles through matter. Among the several codes commonly employed in nuclear physics problems, the GEANT4 has received great attention in the last years, mainly due to its flexibility and possibility to be improved by the users. Differently from other Monte Carlo codes, GEANT4 is a toolkit written in object oriented language (C++) that includes the mathematical engine of several physical processes, which are suitable to be employed in the transport of practically all types of particles and heavy ions. GEANT4 has also several tools to define materials, geometry, sources of radiation, beams of particles, electromagnetic fields, and graphical visualization of the experimental setup. After a brief description of the GEANT4 toolkit, this presentation reports investigations carried out by our group that involve simulations in the areas of dosimetry, nuclear instrumentation and medical physics. The physical processes available for photons, electrons, positrons and heavy ions were used in these simulations.
- OSTI ID:
- 21316790
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1139, Issue 1; Conference: 31. workshop on nuclear physics in Brazil, Sao Sebastiao, Sao Paulo (Brazil), 8-12 Sep 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3157829; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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