[Gate-users] Alpha particle physics

David Sarrut David.Sarrut at creatis.insa-lyon.fr
Tue Nov 4 08:26:52 CET 2014


Hello,

Since the last version, we advocate to use the "PhysicList Builder"
mechanism, instead of defining your own physics, please look at  :
http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide_V7.0:Setting_up_the_physics#New_physics_list_mechanism

Sincerely,
David

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Jenny Nilsson <jenny.nilsson at radfys.gu.se>
wrote:

>  Dear Gate users,
>
>  I've been running a simulation with an alpha surface source. The
> simulation runs smoothly, no errors or warnings and the results seem
> reasonable
>
>  Still, I have a limited experience simulating alpha particles and want
> to make sure that I use the correct physics list.
>
>  I would greatly appreciate if someone with experience of simulating
> alpha particles could look at the physics list below and see if something
> is missing.
>
>  Best regards
> Jenny Nilsson
>
>
>  /gate/physics/addProcess PhotoElectric
> /gate/physics/processes/PhotoElectric/setModel StandardModel
>
>  /gate/physics/addProcess Compton
> /gate/physics/processes/Compton/setModel StandardModel
>
>  /gate/physics/addProcess RayleighScattering
> /gate/physics/processes/RayleighScattering/setModel PenelopeModel
>
>  /gate/physics/addProcess ElectronIonisation
> /gate/physics/processes/ElectronIonisation/setModel StandardModel e-
> /gate/physics/processes/ElectronIonisation/setModel StandardModel e+
>
>  /gate/physics/addProcess Bremsstrahlung
> /gate/physics/processes/Bremsstrahlung/setModel StandardModel e-
> /gate/physics/processes/Bremsstrahlung/setModel StandardModel e+
>
>  /gate/physics/addProcess PositronAnnihilation
>
>  /gate/physics/addProcess eMultipleScattering
> /gate/physics/processes/eMultipleScattering/setGeometricalStepLimiterType
> e- distanceToBoundary
> /gate/physics/processes/eMultipleScattering/setGeometricalStepLimiterType
> e+ distanceToBoundary
>
> /gate/physics/addProcess MultipleScattering alpha
> /gate/physics/addProcess IonIonisation
> /gate/physics/processes/IonIonisation/setStepFunction alpha      0.1 0.02
> mm
> /gate/physics/processes/MultipleScattering/setGeometricalStepLimiterType
> alpha distanceToBoundary
> /gate/physics/addProcess IonInelastic
> /gate/physics/processes/IonInelastic/setModel G4BinaryLightIonReaction
> /gate/physics/processes/IonInelastic/setModel G4LEAlphaInelastic alpha
> /gate/physics/processes/IonInelastic/G4BinaryLightIonReaction/setEmin 80
> MeV alpha
> /gate/physics/processes/IonInelastic/G4BinaryLightIonReaction/setEmax 20
> GeV alpha
> /gate/physics/processes/IonInelastic/G4LEAlphaInelastic/setEmin 0 MeV alpha
> /gate/physics/processes/IonInelastic/G4LEAlphaInelastic/setEmax 80 MeV
> alpha
> /gate/physics/processes/IonInelastic/setDataSet
> G4TripathiLightCrossSection alpha
>
>  /gate/physics/setEMin 0.1 keV
> /gate/physics/setEMax 10 GeV
>
>  /gate/physics/setDEDXBinning 220
> /gate/physics/setLambdaBinning 220
>
>
>
>
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