Monte Carlo simulations by Geant4 toolkit
Use of Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations for technological, medical, and space applications.
The research activity is focused on the use of Monte Carlo simulations performed with the Geant4 toolkit for applications in the medical, technological, and aerospace fields.
Monte Carlo simulations can completely describe a process for which interaction between any type of radiation and matter is expected.
The potential of this instrument is used for the design of new detectors, and materials for radiation shielding, as well as for the design of new experimental lines. The use of simulations is also fundamental in the calculation of the absorbed dose for medical applications and aerospace in which this information is of relevant importance. A further application is in the calculation of radiation damage for materials of technological interest, the study of which can be completed with molecular dynamics simulations. Examples are in the field of energy production and microelectronics.
– Mazzone, A., Finocchiaro, P., Meo, S.L. and Colonna, N., 2018. GEANT4 simulations of a novel 3He-free thermalization neutron detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 889, pp.33-38
– Meo, S.L., Cosentino, L., Mazzone, A., Bartolomei, P. and Finocchiaro, P., 2017. Study of silicon+ 6LiF thermal neutron detectors: GEANT4 simulations versus real data. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 866, pp.48-57.
– Mingrone, F. and n_TOF Collaboration, t. Development of a Neutron Imaging Station at the n_TOF Facility of CERN and Applications to Beam Intercepting Devices. Instruments 2019, 3, 32.
– Colamaria, F., Trombetta, G., Bruno, G.E., De Robertis, G., Manzari, V., Mazzone, A. and Pastore, C., 2019, June. Study of the photon rejection of the ALPIDE pixel detector for medical applications. In 2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
