Geant4 based simulations for novel neutron detector development
Abstract
A Geant4-based Python/C++ simulation and coding framework, which has been developed and used in order to aid the R&D efforts for thermal neutron detectors at neutron scattering facilities, is described. Built upon configurable geometry and generator modules, it integrates a general purpose object oriented output file format with meta-data, developed in order to facilitate a faster turn-around time when setting up and analysing simulations. Also discussed are the extensions to Geant4 which have been implemented in order to include the effects of low-energy phenomena such as Bragg diffraction in the polycrystalline support materials of the detector. Finally, an example application of the framework is briefly shown.
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@article{arxiv.1311.1009,
title = {Geant4 based simulations for novel neutron detector development},
author = {Thomas Kittelmann and Irina Stefanescu and Kalliopi Kanaki and Mirko Boin and Richard Hall-Wilton and Karl Zeitelhack},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.1009},
year = {2014}
}
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Proceedings for the 20th International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP)