• DocumentCode
    3325685
  • Title

    Transition between hadronic models in Geant4

  • Author

    Ribon, A. ; Apostolakis, J. ; Dotti, A. ; Folger, G. ; Grichine, V. ; Ivanchenko, V. ; Kosov, M. ; Uzhinsky, V. ; Wright, D.H.

  • Author_Institution
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009
  • Firstpage
    526
  • Lastpage
    529
  • Abstract
    Transportation codes for medium- and high-energy applications need to simulate hadronic interactions in a wide energy range, typically from MeV to hundreds of GeV. Yet the range of applicability of detailed hadronic models usually spans more limited kinematic regions. Therefore, different models are combined in order to address the full spectrum of hadronic collisions. We present an overview of the transitions between hadronic models in Geant4, with the emphasis on configurations (Physics Lists) relevant to applications in LHC experiments. Unphysical discontinuities in calorimeter observables have been reported by ATLAS and CMS collaborations in the transition regions between hadronic models. We have investigated the microscopic origin of these effects, and present the first improvements in the energy dependence of key physical observables in Geant4 simulations.
  • Keywords
    high energy physics instrumentation computing; ATLAS collaboration; CMS collaboration; GEANT4; LHC experiments; calorimeter observables; hadronic interactions; hadronic models; high-energy applications; physics list; transportation codes; Bit error rate; Collision mitigation; Electromagnetic scattering; Kinematics; Kinetic energy; Mesons; Neutrons; Particle scattering; Physics; Protons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3961-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-7863
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401645
  • Filename
    5401645