Entry requirements

120 credits. Basic knowledge of ionising radiation corresponding to Modern Physics (1TE046) or Nuclear and particle physics.

Learning outcomes

After passing the course the student should be able to

• model and simulate experimental systems with different tools for particle transport
• choose the correct tools for a given situation, motivate the choice and identify the pros and cons.
• evaluate the result from the simulation and describe methods to verify the tool.

Content

The course will treat a number of modelling methods for ionising and non-ionising radiation used in nuclear , particle and in space physics but also very useful for calculations in industry. The course will introduce the most common simulation and modelling tools in this field.

PENELOPE - Monte Carlo simulation package for photon and electron transport (www.nea.fr)

MNCP - Monte Carlo package for neutron and photon simulation (www.lanl.gov)

GEANT - Simulation package for particle transport trough matter (geant4.cern.ch)

FLUKA - Calculation of particle transport and interactions with matter (www.fluka.org)

Differences between deterministic and Monte-Carlo methods and variance reduction are introduced.

Instruction

The course consists of a series of lectures where the student is introduced to the different tools, the principles by which they work, their strengths and weaknesses. Introductory lectures to how selected tools work are given. The students work with the tools using tutorials, demos, reading material and guidance.

Assessment

Assignments