Title :
Designing SWORD--SoftWare for Optimization of Radiation Detectors
Author :
Novikova, Elena I. ; Strickman, Mark S. ; Gwon, Chul ; Phlips, Bernard F. ; Wulf, Eric A. ; Fitzgerald, Carrie ; Waters, Laurie S. ; Johns, Russell C.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab.
fDate :
Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
Abstract :
The software for the optimization of radiation detectors (SWORD) is an integrated system (based on MCNPX [Pelowitz, DB, 2005] and GEANT4 [Agostinelli, S, et al., 2003] 3D Monte Carlo radiation transport codes) useful for the optimization of high energy radiation detection systems. A set of usable sample inputs and analysis algorithms are integrated into the system. Sample inputs include special nuclear material (SNM) targets, nuisance sources, and industrial and marine backgrounds. Analysis algorithms include spectroscopy and imaging for coded aperture detectors and Compton imagers. The system is designed from the start to be easy to use and to be deployable to detector design and system architecture study groups who are its ultimate users.
Keywords :
high energy physics instrumentation computing; optimisation; particle detectors; software engineering; Compton imagers; SWORD; analysis algorithms; coded aperture detectors; detector design; high energy radiation detection systems; integrated system; nuisance sources; radiation detection system optimization; sample inputs; software design; software for optimization of radiation detectors; special nuclear material targets; system architecture; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Apertures; Design optimization; Image reconstruction; Libraries; Radiation detectors; Slabs; Solid modeling; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0560-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356228
