CORSIKA 8 - Towards a modern framework for the simulation of extensive air showers
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2019-05-21 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Computational Physics
Abstract
Current and future challenges in astroparticle physics require novel simulation tools to achieve higher precision and more flexibility. For three decades the FORTRAN version of CORSIKA served the community in an excellent way. However, the effort to maintain and further develop this complex package is getting increasingly difficult. To overcome existing limitations, and designed as a very open platform for all particle cascade simulations in astroparticle physics, we are developing CORSIKA 8 based on modern C++ and Python concepts. Here, we give a brief status report of the project.
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@article{arxiv.1902.02822,
title = {CORSIKA 8 - Towards a modern framework for the simulation of extensive air showers},
author = {Maximilian Reininghaus and Ralf Ulrich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.02822},
year = {2019}
}
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4 pages, 3 figures; Proceedings of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays 2018