Electromagnetic Test Results (Geant4-05-00)

A set of tests, developed in the context of the Geant4 Test & Analysis project, generate physics distribution to be compared to reference data.


Incident particle
Results
Reference Data Statistical analysis
Photons Mass attenuation coefficient NIST Standard-NIST
Low Energy-NIST
Penelope-NIST
Simulation Data Summary: Standard and LowE-EPDL 
Be
Al Ar Fe Cs Au Pb Water
Summary: LowE-Penelope 
Be
Al Ar Fe Cs Au Pb Water
Absorption coefficient NIST  
Simulation Data Plot
Compton cross section NIST-XCOM Standard/Low Energy-NIST
Simulation Data Al
Pair production cross section NIST-XCOM Low Energy-NIST 
Simulation Data Al
Photoelectric cross section NIST-XCOM Standard/Low Energy-NIST
Simulation Data Al
Rayleigh cross section NIST-XCOM  
Simulation Data  Plot
Backscattered A. Smith et al.,
Phys. Rev. N (year) page m, figure x 
 
Simulation Data Plot
Electrons CSDA range NIST-ESTAR Standard-NIST
Low Energy-NIST
Simulation Data

Summary Al Si Fe Cs Au Pb U

Stopping power NIST-ESTAR
D.C. Joy, Electron Solid Interaction Database, SCANNING Vol. 17 (1995)
Standard-NIST
Low Energy-NIST
Simulation Data

Summary Al Si Fe Cs Au Pb U

Radiation yield NIST-ESTAR  
Simulation Data Plot
Backscattered fraction D.C. Joy, Electron Solid Interaction Database, SCANNING Vol. 17 (1995), tables N-M
T. Tabata, P. Andreo, K. Shinoda, Radiat. Phys. Chem. 54 (1999) 11
Al Low Energy
Au Low Energy
Al LowE-Tabata,Shinoda (1999)
Simulation Data

Al Al Low Energy Au

Transmitted fraction L. Reimer, H. Dresher, J. Phys. 10 (1977) 805
G. Neubert, S. Rogaschewski, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 17 (1984) 2439
H.H. Seliger Phys.Rev. Vol.100 (4) (1955) 1029
Standard-ref Reimer, Dresher (1977), Neubert Rogaschewski (1984)
Low Energy-ref Neubert Rogaschewski (1984), 
Low Energy-Seliger
Simulation Data

Summary
Al 9.3 keV
  Al 15 keV Al 25 keV Pb

Backscattered energy    
Simulation Data Plot
Transmitted energy    
Simulation Data Plot
Positrons Backscattered fraction Coleman et al. J. Phys: Condens. Matter. 4 (1992) 10311  Low Energy-Coleman
Simulation Data

1 keV 3 keV 5 keV 7 keV 10 keV 15 keV
20 keV 25 keV 30 keV 35 keV 50 keV

Transmitted fraction H.H. Seliger Phys.Rev. Vol.100 (4) (1955) 1029  Low Energy-Seliger
Simulation Data

Pb

Hadrons CSDA range NIST-PSTAR Standard-PSTAR
Low Energy-PSTAR
Simulation Data

Summary 
Al
Au Fe Pb Si U

Stopping power NIST-PSTAR  
Simulation Data Plot
Bragg peak Experimental measurements Experimental measures 
 Simulation Data

Summary
Electromagnetic processes EM-standard+hadronic processes

Ions    


Last modified 18 May 2003 - Maria Grazia Pia