GEANT4--a simulation toolkit

Agostinelli, S.

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

GEANT4--a simulation toolkit

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2003 · Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01368-8· OSTI ID:1847416

Agostinelli, S.

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 Full-size image (<1 K) 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.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)

Contributing Organization:: GEANT4

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1847416

Report Number(s):: SLAC-PUB-9350; FERMILAB-PUB-03-339; CERN-IT-2002-003; oai:inspirehep.net:593382

Journal Information:: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A, Journal Name: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A Vol. 506

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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