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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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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/file/view/EcalDocumentationFile.pdf"> |
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50 | <emphasis role="bold">amsEcal</emphasis> |
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51 | </ulink> |
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52 | , illustrating simulation in the AMS electro-magnetic calorimeter. |
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53 | </para></listitem> |
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54 | <listitem><para> |
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55 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/brachytherapyExample/"> |
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56 | <emphasis role="bold">brachytherapy</emphasis> |
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57 | </ulink> |
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58 | , illustrating a typical medical physics application simulating |
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59 | energy deposit in a Phantom filled with soft tissue. |
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60 | </para></listitem> |
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61 | <listitem><para> |
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62 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/hadrontherapyExample/"> |
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63 | <emphasis role="bold">hadrontherapy</emphasis> |
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64 | </ulink> |
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65 | , illustrating a application simulating an hadron therapy beam line |
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66 | for medical physics. |
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67 | </para></listitem> |
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68 | <listitem><para> |
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69 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/"> |
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70 | <emphasis role="bold">human_phantom</emphasis> |
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71 | </ulink> |
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72 | , implementing an Anthropomorphic Phantom body built importing the |
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73 | description from a |
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74 | <ulink url="http://cern.ch/gdml/">GDML</ulink> representation. |
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75 | </para></listitem> |
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76 | <listitem><para> |
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77 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/MedicalLinac/"> |
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78 | <emphasis role="bold">medical_linac</emphasis> |
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79 | </ulink> |
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80 | , illustrating a typical medical physics application simulating |
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81 | energy deposit in a Phantom filled with water for a typical linac |
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82 | used for intensity modulated radiation therapy. The experimental |
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83 | set-up is very similar to one used in clinical practice. |
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84 | </para></listitem> |
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85 | <listitem><para> |
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86 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/microbeamExample/"> |
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87 | <emphasis role="bold">microbeam</emphasis> |
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88 | </ulink> |
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89 | , simulates the cellular irradiation beam line installed on the |
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90 | AIFIRA electrostatic accelerator facility located at CENBG, |
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91 | Bordeaux-Gradignan, France. |
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92 | </para></listitem> |
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93 | <listitem><para> |
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94 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/microdosimetryExample/"> |
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95 | <emphasis role="bold">microdosimetry</emphasis> |
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96 | </ulink> |
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97 | , simulates the track of a 10 keV Helium+ (positive charge is +e) particle |
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98 | in liquid water using very low energy electromagnetic Geant4 DNA processes. |
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99 | </para></listitem> |
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100 | <listitem><para> |
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101 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/nanobeamExample/"> |
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102 | <emphasis role="bold">nanobeam</emphasis> |
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103 | </ulink> |
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104 | , simulates the beam optics of the "nanobeam line" installed on the AIFIRA |
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105 | electrostatic accelerator facility located at CENBG, Bordeaux-Gradignan, |
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106 | France. |
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107 | </para></listitem> |
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108 | <listitem><para> |
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109 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/"> |
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110 | <emphasis role="bold">purging_magnet</emphasis> |
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111 | </ulink> |
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112 | , illustrating an application that simulates electrons traveling |
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113 | through a 3D magnetic field; used in a medical environment for |
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114 | simulating a strong purging magnet in a treatment head. |
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115 | </para></listitem> |
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116 | <listitem><para> |
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117 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/Radioprotection/"> |
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118 | <emphasis role="bold">radioprotection</emphasis> |
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119 | </ulink> |
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120 | , illustrating an application to evaluate the dose in astronauts, in |
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121 | vehicle concepts and Moon surface habitat configurations, in a |
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122 | defined interplanetary space radiation environment. |
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123 | </para></listitem> |
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124 | <listitem><para> |
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125 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/Gamma-rayTelescope/"> |
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126 | <emphasis role="bold">gammaray_telescope</emphasis> |
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127 | </ulink> |
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128 | , illustrating an application to typical gamma ray telescopes with a |
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129 | flexible configuration. |
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130 | </para></listitem> |
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131 | <listitem><para> |
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132 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/X-rayTelescope/"> |
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133 | <emphasis role="bold">xray_telescope</emphasis> |
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134 | </ulink> |
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135 | , illustrating an application for the study of the radiation |
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136 | background in a typical X-ray telescope. |
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137 | </para></listitem> |
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138 | <listitem><para> |
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139 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/X-rayFluorescence/"> |
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140 | <emphasis role="bold">xray_fluorescence</emphasis> |
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141 | </ulink> |
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142 | , illustrating the emission of X-ray fluorescence and PIXE. |
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143 | </para></listitem> |
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144 | <listitem><para> |
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145 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/UndergroundPhysics/"> |
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146 | <emphasis role="bold">underground_physics</emphasis> |
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147 | </ulink> |
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148 | , illustrating an underground detector for dark matter searches. |
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149 | </para></listitem> |
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150 | <listitem><para> |
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151 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/CompositeCalorimeter/"> |
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152 | <emphasis role="bold">composite_calorimeter</emphasis> |
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153 | </ulink> |
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154 | , test-beam simulation of the CMS Hadron calorimeter at LHC. |
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155 | </para></listitem> |
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156 | <listitem><para> |
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157 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/lArCalorimeter/"> |
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158 | <emphasis role="bold">lAr_calorimeter</emphasis> |
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159 | </ulink> |
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160 | , simulating the Forward Liquid Argon Calorimeter (FCAL) of the ATLAS |
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161 | Detector at LHC. |
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162 | </para></listitem> |
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163 | <listitem><para> |
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164 | <ulink url="http://geant4advancedexampleswg.wikispaces.com/ExamplesDocumentation/Rich/"> |
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165 | <emphasis role="bold">Rich</emphasis> |
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166 | </ulink> |
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167 | , simulating the TestBeam Setup of the Rich detector at the LHCb |
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168 | experiment, testing the performance of the aerogel radiator |
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169 | </para></listitem> |
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170 | </itemizedlist> |
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171 | </para> |
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174 | For documentation about the analysis tools used in these |
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175 | examples, see Appendix <xref linkend="sect.Hst" /> of this manual. |
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176 | </para> |
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179 | </sect2> |
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180 | </sect1> |
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