Geant4
Geant4 (for GEometry ANd Tracking) is a toolkit for
"the simulation of the passage of particles through matter," using
Monte Carlo methods.
It is the successor of the GEANT series of
software toolkits developed by CERN, and the first to use Object
oriented programming (in C++). Geant4's development, maintenance and
user
support are taken care by the international Geant4
Collaboration. Geant4 is a fairly complex system, and exploits
advanced software engineering
techniques and object-oriented technology to achieve transparency of
the physics implementation and hence provide the possibility of
validating the physics results.
The software is used by
a number of research projects around the world. Its areas of
application include high energy, nuclear and accelerator physics, as
well as studies in medical and space science.
Geant4 9.5
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Price
Free to download
Size
27.1MB
License
Geant4 Software License
Developer
Geant4 Collaboration
Website
geant4.org
System Requirements
CLHEP library
OpenGL or MesaGL
DAWN
Qt
Open Inventor
Open Scientist
HepRApp Browser
WIRED4 JAS Plug-In
Momo
VRML browser
Support
Sites:
Documentation,
FAQ,
Forums,
Mailing
List, Facebook
Selected
Reviews:
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Features include:
- Facilities for handling geometry
- Tracking is simulating the passage of a particle
through matter. This involves considering possible interactions and
decay processes
- Detector response is recording when a particle
passes through the volume of a detector, and approximating how a real
detector would respond
- Run management is recording the details of each
run (a set of events)
- Visualization options including OpenGL
- A large set of utilities is provided including a powerful
set of random number generators
- A set of physics units and constants
- Particle management compliant with the Particle Data Group
- Interfaces to event generators
- Object persistency solutions
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