A vectorized Monte Carlo detector simulation program for electromagnetic interactions

✍ Scribed by S. Youssef; W. Martin; T.C. Wan; S. Wilderman

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 392 KB
• Volume: 57
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-4655
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-4655(89)90222-1

✦ Synopsis

MC4 is a detector simulation program combining a vectorized ray-tracing algorithm with a vectorized version of the electromagnetic interaction routines from GEANT3. The implementation of ray tracing is able to represent moderately complex geometries such as single calorimeter modules or test-beam situations. Results from MC4 are compared with EGS4 simulations and with experimental results. Timing results are given for scalar machines and on a vector supercomputer. Production applications and applications to future versions of the GEANT code are discussed.

Partially funded by the US Department of Energy through contract number DE-FCO5-85ER250000. 2 Current address: EVEREX Co.