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Simulation
This element includes the software needed to simulate the production of high energy
collisions and the detector responses. The software will include several standard event
generators and will provide detailed feedback to the user on the performance of the
detector, by statistical or graphical (event display) methods. The software provides a
framework for producing simulated data samples for trigger studies and subsequent event
reconstruction which are an important part of the preparations for RunII.
This project will include
- Support of existing event generators, such as QQ, Herwig or ISAJET, common interfaces
(e.g., a la "STDHEP") between these event generators and the detector packages
(or other analysis tools).
- Support of the existing GEANT3 framework, including some upgrades that would be judged
absolutely necessary to get correct simulation of the detector responses.
- Modest effort in the development of the GEANT4 package, and also in monitoring its
evolution for possible later use. (GEANT3 is a FORTRAN77 PACKAGE, dating back to the
beginning of the LEP era, while GEANT4 is LHC++ project.)
- Support for migration from GEANT3 to GEANT4 and support for the GEANT4 product.
- Continuing development and support of the MCFast parametric Monte-Carlo.
Amber Boehnlein
Pasha Murat (CDF), Boaz Klima (D0)
ruth
Sun Sep 27 19:57:11 CDT 1998