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Interfacing Geant4, Garfield++ and Degrad for the simulation of gaseous detectors

dc.contributor.authorPfeiffer, Dorothea Andreas
dc.contributor.authorde Keukeleere, Lennert
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, C. D.R.
dc.contributor.authorBelloni, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorBiagi, Stephen F.
dc.contributor.authorGrichine, Vladimir M.
dc.contributor.authorHayen, Leendert
dc.contributor.authorHanu, Andrei R.
dc.contributor.authorHřivnáčová, I.
dc.contributor.authorIvanchenko, Vladimir N.
dc.contributor.authorKrylov, Vladyslav V.
dc.contributor.authorSchindler, Heinrich
dc.contributor.buuauthorVeenhof, Robert J.
dc.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversitesi
dc.contributor.scopusid6603742499
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T13:42:07Z
dc.date.available2024-01-11T13:42:07Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-29
dc.description.abstractFor several years, attempts have been made to interface Geant4 and other software packages with the aim of simulating the complete response of a gaseous particle detector. In such a simulation, Geant4 is always responsible for the primary particle generation and the interactions that occur in the non-gaseous detector material. Garfield++ on the other hand always deals with the drift of ions and electrons, amplification via electron avalanches and finally signal generation. For the ionizing interaction of particles with the gas, different options and physics models exist. The present paper focuses on how to use Geant4, Garfield++ (including its Heed and SRIM interfaces) and Degrad to create the electron-ion pairs stemming from the ionization of the gas. Software-wise, the proposed idea is to use the Geant4 physics parameterization feature, and to implement a Garfield++ or Degrad based detector simulation as an external model. With a Degrad model, detailed simulations of the X-ray interaction in gaseous detectors, including shell absorption by photoelectric effect, subsequent Auger cascade, shake-off and fluorescence emission, become possible. A simple Garfield++ model can be used for photons (Heed), heavy ions (SRIM) and relativistic charged particles or MIPs (Heed). For non-relativistic charged particles, more effort is required, and a combined Geant4/Garfield++ model must be used. This model, the Geant4/Heed PAI model interface, uses the Geant4 PAI model in conjunction with the Heed PAI model. Parameters, such as the lower production cut of the Geant4 PAI model and the lowest electron energy limit of the physics list have to be set correctly. The paper demonstrates how to determine these parameters for certain values of the W parameter and Fano factor of the gas mixture. The simulation results of this Geant4/Heed PAI model interface are then verified against the results obtained with the stand-alone software packages.
dc.identifier.citationVeenhof, R. J. vd. (2019). "Interfacing Geant4, Garfield++ and Degrad for the simulation of gaseous detectors". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 935, 121-134.
dc.identifier.endpage134
dc.identifier.issn0168-9002
dc.identifier.issn1872-9576
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85065712836
dc.identifier.startpage121
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.04.110
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900219306072?via%3Dihub
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/38971
dc.identifier.volume935
dc.identifier.wos000470063800018
dc.indexed.wosSCIE
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.journalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectGaseous detectors
dc.subjectSoftware engineering
dc.subjectGeant4
dc.subjectParticle interactions
dc.subjectMonte-carlo simulation
dc.subjectElectron energy levels
dc.subjectElectrons
dc.subjectX ray detectors
dc.subjectGas detectors
dc.subjectSoftware packages
dc.subjectHeavy ions
dc.subjectSoftware engineering
dc.subjectIntelligent systems
dc.subjectRelativity
dc.subjectIonization of gases
dc.subjectPhotoelectricity
dc.subjectMonte Carlo methods
dc.subjectParticle interactions
dc.subjectDetector simulations
dc.subjectX-ray interaction
dc.subjectElectron avalanches
dc.subjectStand-alone software
dc.subjectFluorescence emission
dc.subjectPrimary particles
dc.subjectGaseous detectors
dc.subjectMonte-carlo-simulation
dc.subjectIonization
dc.subjectTrack
dc.subjectPhase interfaces
dc.subjectInstruments & instrumentation
dc.subjectNuclear science & technology
dc.subjectPhysics
dc.subject.scopusColliding Beam Accelerators; Mesons; Simulation
dc.subject.wosInstruments & instrumentation
dc.subject.wosPhysics, particles & fields
dc.subject.wosNuclear science & technology
dc.subject.wosPhysics, nuclear
dc.titleInterfacing Geant4, Garfield++ and Degrad for the simulation of gaseous detectors
dc.typeArticle
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local.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversitesi
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