Geant4 in the space environment: tools and applications

Author

Santin, G. ; Nartallo, R. ; Nieminen, P. ; Evans, H. ; Lei, F. ; Truscott, P.R. ; Heynderickx, D. ; Quaghebeur, B. ; Dyer, C.S. ; Daly, E.

Author_Institution

RHEA Syst. SA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

19-25 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

1522

Abstract

Radiation shielding analysis is a crucial process in the spacecraft and space instrument development cycle. A number of dedicated tools have been developed in the last decades for the study of the effects of radiation on materials and instruments in space. We present here a set of detailed analyses based on Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations, and new tools for space applications, both based on the Geant4 simulation toolkit, developed as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) activities in the Geant4 collaboration. Finally we present some activities initiated by ESA for the creation of a Geant4 space users´ community.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; aerospace computing; high energy physics instrumentation computing; radiation effects; radiation protection; space research; space vehicles; European Space Agency; Geant4 collaboration; Geant4 simulation toolkit; Geant4 space users community; Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations; radiation effects; radiation shielding analysis; space instrument development cycle; Aircraft manufacture; Analytical models; Collaborative tools; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic radiation; Instruments; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Physics; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8257-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352166

Filename

1352166