[Gate-users] Best "Physics List" for testing LYSO scintillation

[David Boersma]

Hi Robert,

A popular way to get started is to find a macro in the "examples" 
collection that does something similar to what you are doing, and then 
adapt it to your own project. I am using GATE for totally different 
projects, so I would be the wrong guy to suggest a good example for you. 
I hope that someone else will do that.

I do want to note that the density of LYSO crystals is under debate 
right now on the GATE "issues" page on GitHub. The value that you'll 
find in the materials databases in the example section is apparently 
kind of wrong, and the correct value also depends on the vendor of your 
crystal.

https://github.com/OpenGATE/Gate/issues/99

HTH,
David Boersma

Den 31/01/2017 kl. 08:50, skrev Robert Wilson:
> Hello again, all!
>
> I am still admittedly very new and green to my simulation building in
> GATE, but I first want to say thank you to all that have helped me get
> as far as I have; and I am starting to build my first successful
> simulations.
>
> Anyway, I have a LOT of questions (that I'm trying to figure out on my
> own), but the first one that has me at a real road block is with the
> Physics List for my world to ensure scintillation is actually occurring.
> And what kind of Cut Values should I use in my scintillator volume to
> ensure correct travel of scintillated photons? I need to get an idea if
> I'm headed in the right direction before I build a simulated digitizer
> readout. I'm using a LYSO scintillator crystal hitting it with a .511
> MeV photon beam.
>
> And lastly, if anyone wants to chime in on it, is there a preferred DAQ
> output between ASCII and ROOT any of you have? I've still got some
> reading up to do on both, I just thought I'd ask if anyone here has a
> preference. Oh, and if anyone can tell me real quick how to get my
> visualization box from disappearing as soon as the simulation ends that
> would be VERY appreciated.
>
> Thank you so much in advance for all of your help. I hope you all are
> doing well, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
>
> Best regards,
> *R. Kevin Wilson*
>
> San Diego State University | /2017/
> Department of Physics | /M.S Medical Physics/
> Radiation Detection Measuring & Modeling Laboratory
> /PET/SPECT Modeling - vGate & GEANT4/
>
>
>
> Clemson University | /2015/
> College of Engineering & Science
> Department of Physics & Astronomy | /B.S. Applied Physics/
> CU EBIT & Atomic Physics Laboratory *|* /Intern Recipient and Student
> Researcher/
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