DocumentCode
73289
Title
Radioactive Decays in Geant4
Author
Hauf, Steffen ; Kuster, Markus ; Batic, Matej ; Bell, Z.W. ; Hoffmann, D.H.H. ; Lang, Philipp M. ; Neff, Stephan ; Pia, M.G. ; Weidenspointner, Georg ; Zoglauer, Andreas
Author_Institution
Eur. XFEL GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Volume
60
Issue
4
fYear
2013
fDate
Aug. 2013
Firstpage
2966
Lastpage
2983
Abstract
The simulation of radioactive decays is a common task in Monte-Carlo systems such as Geant4. Usually, a system either uses an approach focusing on the simulations of every individual decay or an approach which simulates a large number of decays with a focus on correct overall statistics. The radioactive decay package presented in this work permits, for the first time, the use of both methods within the same simulation framework - Geant4. The accuracy of the statistical approach in our new package, RDM-extended, and that of the existing Geant4 per-decay implementation (original RDM), which has also been refactored, are verified against the ENSDF database. The new verified package is beneficial for a wide range of experimental scenarios, as it enables researchers to choose the most appropriate approach for their Geant4-based application.
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; physics computing; radioactive decay schemes; ENSDF database; Geant4; Monte Carlo systems; radioactive decay package; Atomic measurements; Libraries; Monte Carlo methods; Physics; Radioactive decay; Software; Unified modeling language; ENSDF; Geant4; Monte-Carlo Simulation; radioactive decay; validation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.2013.2270894
Filename
6575161
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