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SLAC Publication: SLAC-PUB-15298
SLAC Release Date: November 29, 2012
mesh2gdml: From CAD to Geant4
Graf, Norman.
As particle detectors and physics analyses become more complex, the need for more detailed simulations of the detector response becomes increasingly important. Traditionally, two-dimensional engineering drawings have been interpreted by physicists who then implement approximations to the individual parts in software simulation packages. This process requires a high level of experience in both the abstraction of the physical volumes as well as the implementation in code, and is prone to error. me... Show Full Abstract
As particle detectors and physics analyses become more complex, the need for more detailed simulations of the detector response becomes increasingly important. Traditionally, two-dimensional engineering drawings have been interpreted by physicists who then implement approximations to the individual parts in software simulation packages. This process requires a high level of experience in both the abstraction of the physical volumes as well as the implementation in code, and is prone to error. mesh2gdml is a program which allows three-dimensional tesselated geometrical volumes to be converted into a format which the Geant4 simulation toolkit can import directly. This provides a pathway for simulating the response of detector elements which have been designed in CAD programs without having to write any code. Show Partial Abstract
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