26TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING IN HIGH ENERGY & NUCLEAR PHYSICS (CHEP2023)

GEMC: a database driven Monte Carlo simulation program

May 11, 2023, 11:30 AM

15m

Chesapeake Meeting Room (Norfolk Waterside Marriott)

Oral Track 5 - Sustainable and Collaborative Software Engineering Track 5 - Sustainable and Collaborative Software Engineering

Speaker

Ungaro, Maurizio (Jefferson Lab)

Description

A mechanism to store in databases all the parameters needed to simulate the detectors response to physics interactions is presented. This includes geometry, materials, magnetic field, electronics.

GEMC includes a python API to populate the databases, and the software to run the Monte-Carlo simulation. The engine is written in C++ and uses Geant4 for the passage of particles through matter.

An overview of the software, and its usage will be shown, with examples on how to build geometry, handle geometry variations, and provide realistic electronic response.

The usage of GEMC at Jefferson Lab in the CLAS12 experimental program will be showcased.

Presentation materials

chep_2023.pdf

Peer reviewing

Paper

Accepted on Nov 28, 2023 by Eduardo Rodrigues

Paper files:

• chep_review_GEMC_1.pdf
• ungaro_chep2023.pdf