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| 10 | <sect1 id="sect.ExmpAdv"> |
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| 11 | <title> |
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| 12 | Advanced Examples |
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| 13 | </title> |
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| 17 | <sect2 id="sect.ExmpAdv.AdvExmp"> |
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| 18 | <title> |
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| 19 | Advanced Examples |
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| 20 | </title> |
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| 21 | |
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| 22 | <para> |
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| 23 | Geant4 advanced examples illustrate realistic applications of |
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| 24 | Geant4 in typical experimental environments. Most of them also show |
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| 25 | the usage of analysis tools (such as histograms, ntuples and plotting), |
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| 26 | various visualization features and advanced user interface facilities, |
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| 27 | together with the simulation core. |
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| 28 | </para> |
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| 29 | |
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| 30 | <para> |
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| 31 | <emphasis role="bold">Note</emphasis>: Maintenance and updates of |
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| 32 | the code is under the responsibility of the authors. These applications |
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| 33 | are therefore not subject to regular system testing and no guarantee |
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| 34 | can be provided. |
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| 35 | </para> |
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| 36 | |
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| 37 | <para> |
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| 38 | The advanced examples include: |
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| 39 | |
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| 40 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> |
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| 41 | <listitem><para> |
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| 42 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/"> |
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| 43 | <emphasis role="bold">air_shower</emphasis> |
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| 44 | </ulink> |
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| 45 | , a simulation of the ULTRA detector with Fresnel lenses |
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| 46 | for UV and charged particles detection in cosmic rays. |
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| 47 | </para></listitem> |
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| 48 | <listitem><para> |
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| 49 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/brachytherapyExample/"> |
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| 50 | <emphasis role="bold">brachytherapy</emphasis> |
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| 51 | </ulink> |
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| 52 | , illustrating a typical medical physics application simulating |
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| 53 | energy deposit in a Phantom filled with soft tissue. |
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| 54 | </para></listitem> |
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| 55 | <listitem><para> |
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| 56 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/hadrontherapyExample/"> |
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| 57 | <emphasis role="bold">hadrontherapy</emphasis> |
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| 58 | </ulink> |
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| 59 | , illustrating a application simulating an hadron therapy beam line |
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| 60 | for medical physics. |
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| 61 | </para></listitem> |
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| 62 | <listitem><para> |
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| 63 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/"> |
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| 64 | <emphasis role="bold">human_phantom</emphasis> |
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| 65 | </ulink> |
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| 66 | , implementing an Anthropomorphic Phantom body built importing the |
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| 67 | description from a |
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| 68 | <ulink url="http://cern.ch/gdml/">GDML</ulink> representation. |
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| 69 | </para></listitem> |
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| 70 | <listitem><para> |
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| 71 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/MedicalLinac/"> |
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| 72 | <emphasis role="bold">medical_linac</emphasis> |
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| 73 | </ulink> |
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| 74 | , illustrating a typical medical physics application simulating |
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| 75 | energy deposit in a Phantom filled with water for a typical linac |
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| 76 | used for intensity modulated radiation therapy. The experimental |
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| 77 | set-up is very similar to one used in clinical practice. |
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| 78 | </para></listitem> |
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| 79 | <listitem><para> |
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| 80 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/microbeamExample/"> |
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| 81 | <emphasis role="bold">microbeam</emphasis> |
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| 82 | </ulink> |
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| 83 | , simulates the cellular irradiation beam line installed on the |
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| 84 | AIFIRA electrostatic accelerator facility located at CENBG, |
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| 85 | Bordeaux-Gradignan, France. |
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| 86 | </para></listitem> |
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| 87 | <listitem><para> |
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| 88 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/microdosimetryExample/"> |
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| 89 | <emphasis role="bold">microdosimetry</emphasis> |
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| 90 | </ulink> |
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| 91 | , simulates the track of a 10 keV Helium+ (positive charge is +e) particle |
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| 92 | in liquid water using very low energy electromagnetic Geant4 DNA processes. |
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| 93 | </para></listitem> |
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| 94 | <listitem><para> |
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| 95 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/nanobeamExample/"> |
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| 96 | <emphasis role="bold">nanobeam</emphasis> |
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| 97 | </ulink> |
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| 98 | , simulates the beam optics of the "nanobeam line" installed on the AIFIRA |
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| 99 | electrostatic accelerator facility located at CENBG, Bordeaux-Gradignan, |
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| 100 | France. |
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| 101 | </para></listitem> |
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| 102 | <listitem><para> |
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| 103 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/"> |
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| 104 | <emphasis role="bold">purging_magnet</emphasis> |
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| 105 | </ulink> |
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| 106 | , illustrating an application that simulates electrons traveling |
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| 107 | through a 3D magnetic field; used in a medical environment for |
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| 108 | simulating a strong purging magnet in a treatment head. |
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| 109 | </para></listitem> |
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| 110 | <listitem><para> |
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| 111 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/RadiationMonitor/"> |
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| 112 | <emphasis role="bold">radiation_monitor</emphasis> |
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| 113 | </ulink> |
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| 114 | , illustrating an application for the study of the effects of a chip |
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| 115 | carrier on silicon radiation monitoring devices used in the LHC |
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| 116 | environment. |
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| 117 | </para></listitem> |
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| 118 | <listitem><para> |
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| 119 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/Radioprotection/"> |
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| 120 | <emphasis role="bold">radioprotection</emphasis> |
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| 121 | </ulink> |
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| 122 | , illustrating an application to evaluate the dose in astronauts, in |
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| 123 | vehicle concepts and Moon surface habitat configurations, in a |
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| 124 | defined interplanetary space radiation environment. |
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| 125 | </para></listitem> |
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| 126 | <listitem><para> |
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| 127 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/Gamma-rayTelescope/"> |
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| 128 | <emphasis role="bold">gammaray_telescope</emphasis> |
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| 129 | </ulink> |
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| 130 | , illustrating an application to typical gamma ray telescopes with a |
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| 131 | flexible configuration. |
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| 132 | </para></listitem> |
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| 133 | <listitem><para> |
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| 134 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/X-rayTelescope/"> |
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| 135 | <emphasis role="bold">xray_telescope</emphasis> |
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| 136 | </ulink> |
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| 137 | , illustrating an application for the study of the radiation |
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| 138 | background in a typical X-ray telescope. |
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| 139 | </para></listitem> |
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| 140 | <listitem><para> |
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| 141 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/X-rayFluorescence/"> |
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| 142 | <emphasis role="bold">xray_fluorescence</emphasis> |
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| 143 | </ulink> |
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| 144 | , illustrating the emission of X-ray fluorescence and PIXE. |
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| 145 | </para></listitem> |
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| 146 | <listitem><para> |
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| 147 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/UndergroundPhysics/"> |
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| 148 | <emphasis role="bold">underground_physics</emphasis> |
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| 149 | </ulink> |
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| 150 | , illustrating an underground detector for dark matter searches. |
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| 151 | </para></listitem> |
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| 152 | <listitem><para> |
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| 153 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/CosmicrayCharging/"> |
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| 154 | <emphasis role="bold">cosmicray_charging</emphasis> |
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| 155 | </ulink> |
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| 156 | , illustrating an application aimed at simulating the electrostatic |
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| 157 | charging of isolated test masses in the LISA mission by galactic |
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| 158 | cosmic ray protons and helium nuclei. |
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| 159 | </para></listitem> |
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| 160 | <listitem><para> |
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| 161 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/CompositeCalorimeter/"> |
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| 162 | <emphasis role="bold">composite_calorimeter</emphasis> |
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| 163 | </ulink> |
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| 164 | , test-beam simulation of the CMS Hadron calorimeter at LHC. |
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| 165 | </para></listitem> |
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| 166 | <listitem><para> |
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| 167 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/lArCalorimeter/"> |
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| 168 | <emphasis role="bold">lAr_calorimeter</emphasis> |
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| 169 | </ulink> |
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| 170 | , simulating the Forward Liquid Argon Calorimeter (FCAL) of the ATLAS |
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| 171 | Detector at LHC. |
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| 172 | </para></listitem> |
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| 173 | <listitem><para> |
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| 174 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/Rich/"> |
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| 175 | <emphasis role="bold">Rich</emphasis> |
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| 176 | </ulink> |
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| 177 | , simulating the TestBeam Setup of the Rich detector at the LHCb |
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| 178 | experiment, testing the performance of the aerogel radiator |
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| 179 | </para></listitem> |
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| 180 | <listitem><para> |
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| 181 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/Tiara/"> |
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| 182 | <emphasis role="bold">Tiara</emphasis> |
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| 183 | </ulink> |
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| 184 | , a simulation of the neutron shielding experiment TIARA providing a |
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| 185 | realistic example for applying geometrical importance sampling |
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| 186 | </para></listitem> |
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| 187 | </itemizedlist> |
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| 188 | </para> |
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| 190 | <para> |
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| 191 | For documentation about the analysis tools used in these |
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| 192 | examples, see Appendix <xref linkend="sect.Hst" /> of this manual. |
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| 193 | </para> |
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| 196 | </sect2> |
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| 197 | </sect1> |
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