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| 53 | <!-- ********************************* User Documentation ********************************** -->
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| 54 | <h1>User Documentation</h1>
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| 55 |
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| 56 | <h2>Geant4 9.1<br />
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| 57 | <small><small> Release 14 December 2007</small></small>
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| 58 | </h2>
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| 59 |
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| 60 | <p>Welcome to the Geant4 User's Documents page.
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| 61 | This page gives you an overview of all available documents which are created
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| 62 | and maintained by the Geant4 international collaboration.</p>
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| 63 | <p>GEANT4 is a toolkit for both full and fast Monte Carlo simulation of
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| 64 | detectors in High Energy Physics. It is also designed to take into account
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| 65 | the requirements of space and cosmic ray applications, nuclear, heavy ion
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| 66 | and radiation computations, and medical applications. </p>
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| 67 | <p>The following document gives you a more complete introduction to Geant4.
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| 68 | </p>
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| 69 |
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| 70 | <!-- ***** Introduction to Geant4 ***** -->
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| 71 | <ul>
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| 72 | <li>
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| 73 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/IntroductionToGeant4/html/index.html">
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| 74 | Introduction to Geant4</a>
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| 75 | <font size="-1">[
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| 76 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/IntroductionToGeant4/fo/BookIntroToGeant4.pdf">pdf version</a>
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| 77 | ]</font>
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| 78 | </li>
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| 79 | </ul>
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| 80 | <p>For information of changes in User's Documents since the last release, please
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| 81 | see the following note. </p>
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| 82 |
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| 83 | <!-- ***** Change History ***** -->
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| 87 | Changes in User's Documents since the last release</a>
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| 93 | <p>You can search for the all Geant4 User's Documents containing the word you
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| 94 | specified. </p>
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| 116 | <!-- ********************************* User's Guide ********************************** -->
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| 117 | <h2>User's Guides</h2>
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| 118 | The following four documents comprise a complete
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| 119 | set of user's manuals for the Geant4 toolkit. They contain the information
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| 120 | necessary to build a simulation at the novice or advanced level, and to
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| 121 | make improvements in the toolkit itself.
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| 122 | <dl>
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| 123 |
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| 124 | <!-- ***** Installation Guide ***** -->
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| 125 | <dt>
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| 126 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/InstallationGuide/html/index.html">Installation Guide: For setting up Geant4 in your computing environment</a>
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| 127 | <font size="-1">[
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| 128 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/InstallationGuide/fo/BookInstalGuide.pdf">pdf version</a>
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| 129 | ]</font>
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| 132 | </a>
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| 133 | </dt>
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| 134 | <dd>We strongly recommend installing the Geant4 toolkit under your computing
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| 135 | environment before starting to read the following user's guides. You will
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| 136 | gain much more from the user guides if you can check things out with a
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| 137 | working version while you are reading them. This installation guide instructs
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| 138 | you in the setting up of the Geant4 toolkit on your computer. <br />
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| 139 | </dd>
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| 140 | <dd>
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| 141 | [Old Versions]
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| 142 | <ul>
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| 143 | <li>
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| 144 | Version 9.0:
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| 145 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/InstallationGuide/BackupVersions/V9.0/html/index.html">html</a>,
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| 146 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/InstallationGuide/BackupVersions/V9.0/fo/BookInstalGuide.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 147 | <li>
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| 148 | Version 8.3:
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| 149 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/InstallationGuide/BackupVersions/V8.3/html/index.html">html</a>,
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| 150 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/InstallationGuide/BackupVersions/V8.3/fo/BookInstalGuide.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 151 | </ul>
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| 152 | </dd>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | <!-- ***** ForApplicationDeveloper Guide ***** -->
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| 155 | <dt>
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| 156 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/html/index.html">User's Guide: For Application Developers</a>
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| 157 | <font size="-1">[
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| 158 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForAppliDev.pdf">pdf version</a>
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| 159 | ]</font>
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| 160 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ChangesHistory/ChangesHistory.html">
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| 161 | <img border="0" src="images/update.gif" width="45" height="11" alt="update!" />
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| 162 | </a>
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| 163 | </dt>
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| 164 | <dd>If you are new to Geant4, we recommend that you read this document first.
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| 165 | The first part of the document provides a step-by-step tutorial in the
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| 166 | use of Geant4; this is for a novice user. The second part describes the
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| 167 | usage of the toolkit for practical applications, with a lot of example
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| 168 | codes. After reading this part, you will be able to start to write a detector
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| 169 | simulation program for most applications/experiments. The third part is
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| 170 | for those who want to make more advanced use of the toolkit. <br />
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| 171 | </dd>
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| 172 | <dd>
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| 173 | [Old Versions]
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| 174 | <ul>
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| 175 | <li>
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| 176 | Version 9.0:
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| 177 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/BackupVersions/V9.0/html/index.html">html</a>,
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| 178 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/BackupVersions/V9.0/fo/BookForAppliDev.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 179 | <li>
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| 180 | Version 8.3:
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| 181 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/BackupVersions/V8.3/html/index.html">html</a>,
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| 182 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/BackupVersions/V8.3/fo/BookForAppliDev.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 183 | </ul>
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| 184 | </dd>
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| 185 |
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| 186 | <!-- ***** ForToolkitDeveloper Guide ***** -->
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| 187 | <dt>
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| 188 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForToolkitDeveloper/html/index.html">User's Guide: For Toolkit Developers </a>
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| 189 | <font size="-1">[
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| 190 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForToolkitDeveloper/fo/BookForToolDev.pdf">pdf version</a>
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| 191 | ]</font>
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| 192 | </dt>
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| 193 | <dd>This document is for those who want to contribute to the extension of
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| 194 | the functionality to the Geant4 toolkit - for example, to add a new physics
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| 195 | process, to add a new particle, etc. It starts with the explanation of
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| 196 | the object-oriented analysis and design performed by the original toolkit
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| 197 | developers. Understanding this design is mandatory for a new toolkit developer.
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| 198 | Then guidance on how to extend the functionality of each class category
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| 199 | is given. <br />
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| 200 | </dd>
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| 201 | <dd>
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| 202 | [Old Versions]
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| 203 | <ul>
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| 204 | <li>
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| 205 | Version 9.0:
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| 206 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForToolkitDeveloper/BackupVersions/V9.0/html//index.html">html</a>,
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| 207 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForToolkitDeveloper/BackupVersions/V9.0/fo/BookForToolDev.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 208 | <li>
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| 209 | Version 8.3:
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| 210 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForToolkitDeveloper/BackupVersions/V8.3/html//index.html">html</a>,
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| 211 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ForToolkitDeveloper/BackupVersions/V8.3/fo/BookForToolDev.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 212 | </ul>
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| 213 | </dd>
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| 214 |
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| 215 | <!-- ***** PhysicsReference Manual ***** -->
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| 216 | <dt>
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| 217 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/PhysicsReferenceManual/html/index.html">Physics Reference Manual</a>
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| 218 | <font size="-1">[
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| 219 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/PhysicsReferenceManual/fo/PhysicsReferenceManual.pdf">pdf version</a>
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| 220 | ]</font>
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| 221 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/ChangesHistory/ChangesHistory.html">
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| 223 | </a>
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| 224 | </dt>
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| 225 | <dd>This is a detailed description of the physics interactions provided in
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| 226 | the Geant4 toolkit. The theory, model or parameterization of each interaction
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| 227 | is discussed.<br />
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| 228 | </dd>
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| 229 | <dd>The Physics Reference Manual contains gaps in documentation which correspond
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| 230 | to un-implemented interactions. There are also a few sections in which
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| 231 | documentation is slight. Improvements in these sections are expected by
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| 232 | the next release.
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| 233 | </dd>
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| 234 | <dd>
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| 235 | [Old Versions]
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| 236 | <ul>
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| 237 | <li>
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| 238 | Version 9.0:
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| 240 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/PhysicsReferenceManual/BackupVersions/V9.0/fo/PhysicsReferenceManual.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 241 | <li>
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| 242 | Version 8.3:
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| 243 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/PhysicsReferenceManual/BackupVersions/V8.3/html/PhysicsReferenceManual.html">html</a>,
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| 244 | <a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/PhysicsReferenceManual/BackupVersions/V8.3/fo/PhysicsReferenceManual.pdf">pdf</a></li>
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| 245 | </ul>
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| 246 | </dd>
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| 247 |
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| 248 | <!-- ***** SoftwareReference Manual ***** -->
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| 249 |
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| 250 | <dt><a href="http://geant4.cern.ch/bin/SRM/G4GenDoc.csh?flag=1">Software Reference Manual</a>
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| 251 | <img border="0" src="images/update.gif" width="45" height="11" alt="update!" />
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| 252 | </dt>
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| 253 | <dd>This is a detailed description of the definitions of classes and their
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| 254 | public methods in the toolkit. Sometimes it will take a time to get the
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| 255 | view. Please be patient. <br />(Printed Version: Not available)
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| 256 | </dd>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | </dl>
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| 259 | <p class="returntotop"><a href="#top">-- top --</a></p>
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| 260 |
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| 261 |
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| 262 | <!-- ******************************* Contribution from Users **************************** -->
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| 263 | <h2>Contributions from Users</h2>
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| 264 | <p>To make Geant4 a more powerful and reliable
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| 265 | detector simulation toolkit, all levels of contributions from you are essential.
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| 266 | </p>
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| 267 | <dl>
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| 268 |
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| 269 | <!-- ***** BugReport and Fixes ***** -->
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| 270 | <dt><a href="http://cern.ch/geant4/problemreport">Bug Reports and Fixes</a>
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| 271 | </dt>
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| 272 | <dd>Bugs reported and problem tracking system.
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| 275 | <!-- ***** FAQ ***** -->
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| 276 | <dt><a href="http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/UserDocumentation/UsersGuides/FAQ/html/index.html">
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| 277 | Frequently Asked Questions</a> (FAQ)
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| 278 | </dt>
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| 279 | <dd>Frequently asked questions from users and answers to them.
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