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
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