Simulator for the Linear Collider (SLIC): a Tool for ILC Detector Simulations

Conference · Tue Feb 13 04:00:00 EST 2007 · AIP Conf.Proc.867:503-512,2006

OSTI ID:899570

Graf, N; McCormick, J

The Simulator for the Linear Collider (SLIC) is a detector simulation program based on the GEANT4 toolkit. It is intended to enable end users to easily model detector concepts by providing the ability to fully describe detectors using plain text files read in by a common executable at runtime. The detector geometry, typically the most complex part of a detector simulation, is described at runtime using the Linear Collider Detector Description (LCDD). This system allows end users to create complex detector geometries in a standard XML format rather than procedural code such as C++. The LCDD system is based on the Geometry Description Markup Language (GDML) from the LHC Applications Group (LCG). The geometry system facilitates the study of different full detector design and their variations. SLIC uses the StdHep format to read input created by event generators and outputs events in the Linear Collider IO (LCIO) format. The SLIC package provides a binding to GEANT4 and many additional commands and features for the end user.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 899570
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-12350
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conf.Proc.867:503-512,2006
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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