<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div>Dear Richard,<div><br></div><div>this problem is known for a while and is linked to gate_v6.2.</div><div>I switched back to version 6.1, yet you need the proper</div><div>physics-list / model selection. Please check attached file</div><div>physics.mac, which I use to simulate spectra from ion sources</div><div>like I-131, Cs-137, Lu-176, … mainly for educational purposes</div><div>and future examples in EduGATE.</div><div>The GATE-experts are looking into this issue, which seems to</div><div>be caused by the combination with a more recent GEANT4 version,</div><div>but I am not an expert in this!</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps!</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Uwe Pietrzyk</div><div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On 19.06.2013, at 00:15, Taschereau, Richard wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi All,<br><br>I am using the ion source for 176Lu with the RadioactiveDecay process on.<br><br>The decay part works fine, i.e. 176Lu decays to 176Hf. However, the deexcitation of the daughter nucleus (176Hf) doesn't seem to take place. Here's an excerpt from a trace where you can see that the daughter nucleus is left in an excited state (597 keV) but no deexcitation occurs. I have all the data files for PhotonEvaporation. Is there another process I need to activate?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Richard<br><br>p.s. Gate V6.2, geant4.9.5.p02, PhotonEvaporation2.2, /RadioactiveDecay3.4<br><br>(...)<br><br>*********************************************************************************************************<br>* G4Track Information: Particle = Hf176[597.0], Track ID = 2, Parent ID = 1<br>*********************************************************************************************************<br><br>Step# X(mm) Y(mm) Z(mm) KinE(MeV) dE(MeV) StepLeng TrackLeng NextVolume ProcName<br> 0 0 0 0 1.53e-06 0 0 0 cylindricalPET_phys initStep<br> 1 -14.1 -25 -23.1 1.53e-06 0 36.8 36.8 BGO_phys Transportation<br> 2 -14.4 -25.7 -23.7 1.53e-06 0 0.996 37.8 block_phys Transportation<br> 3 -14.5 -25.8 -23.8 1.53e-06 0 0.124 37.9 BGO_phys Transportation<br> 4 -14.6 -25.9 -24 1.53e-06 0 0.262 38.2 block_phys Transportation<br> 5 -14.7 -26.1 -24.1 1.53e-06 0 0.203 38.4 BGO_phys Transportation<br> 6 -15.5 -27.7 -25.5 1.53e-06 0 2.32 40.7 block_phys Transportation<br> 7 -15.6 -27.7 -25.6 1.53e-06 0 0.124 40.9 BGO_phys Transportation<br> 8 -16.4 -29.2 -27 1.53e-06 0 2.14 43 block_phys Transportation<br> 9 -16.5 -29.3 -27.1 1.53e-06 0 0.203 43.2 BGO_phys Transportation<br> 10 -16.7 -29.6 -27.4 1.53e-06 0 0.45 43.6 block_phys Transportation<br> 11 -16.7 -29.7 -27.5 1.53e-06 0 0.124 43.8 BGO_phys Transportation<br> 12 -17.8 -31.6 -29.2 1.53e-06 0 2.79 46.6 block_phys Transportation<br> 13 -17.8 -31.7 -29.3 1.53e-06 0 0.124 46.7 BGO_phys Transportation<br> 14 -18.1 -32.2 -29.7 1.53e-06 0 0.744 47.4 cylindricalPET_phys Transportation<br> 15 -84.3 -150 -139 1.53e-06 0 174 221 world_phys Transportation<br> 16 -562 -1e+03 -924 1.53e-06 0 1.25e+03 1.47e+03 OutOfWorld Transportation<br><br><br>Richard Taschereau, Ph.D.<br>Associate Researcher<br>UCLA Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging<br>570 Westwood Plaza, Building 114, room 4350-C<br>Los Angeles, CA 90095-1770<br>Phone: (310) 825-0697<br>Fax: (310) 206-8975<br><br>________________________________<br><br>IMPORTANT WARNING: This email (and any attachments) is only intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. You, the recipient, are obligated to maintain it in a safe, secure and confidential manner. Unauthorized redisclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality may subject you to federal and state penalties. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify us by return email, and delete this message from your computer.<br>_______________________________________________<br>Gate-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org">Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br>http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users<br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>