Re: Particle LET, Part II

From: Stefan Roesler (sroesler@mail.cern.ch)
Date: Fri Nov 02 2007 - 16:05:03 CET

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    Joel,

    Your input got corrupted in the email; thus, I couldn't run it. However,
    you're missing EVENTYPE/SDUM=DPMJET. Only with this card interactions
    between nuclei are simulated.

    Regards
    Stefan

    On Wed, 31 Oct 2007, Joel DeWitt wrote:

    > Since LET is proportional to the square of the particle charge, I would like
    > to score pretty much everything with some measure of charge
    > (fragments+primaries). Attached is an experimental sample to illustrate
    > what I mean. Input contents:
    >
    > TITLE
    > Arthur
    > #if 0
    > * Example from page 90
    > DELTARAY 0.01 30.0 0.0 ALUMINUM PE NOPRINT
    > #endif
    > #if 0
    > DELTARAY 0.02 0.0 1.05 AIR WATER 8.0NOPRINT
    > #endif
    > * blackhole
    > ASSIGNMA BLCKHOLE BLKHOLE
    > * air
    > MATERIAL 0.001225 AIR
    > * air
    > COMPOUND -9.256D-4 NITROGEN -2.837D-4 OXYGEN -1.572D-5 ARGONAIR
    > * air
    > ASSIGNMA AIR VAC
    > * air
    > STERNHEI 10.5961 1.7418 4.2759 0.10914 3.3994 AIR
    > DEFAULTS NEW-DEFA
    > * 1 GeV/n 56Fe
    > BEAM -56.0 -0.082425 -1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0HEAVYION
    > HI-PROPE 26.0 56.0
    > #if 0
    > * Example 1 from page 157
    > * MULSOPT is very CPU-time consuming; however, it gives the highest accuracy compatible with the Moli`ere theory.
    > * In order to get the most accurate treatment of Multiple Coulomb Scattering, a step optimisation and higher
    > * order corrections can be requested by option MULSOPT (but with an important increase in CPU time).
    > MULSOPT 1.0 1.0 2.0 ALUMINUM PE 5.0
    > #endif
    > #if 0
    > * Example from page 158
    > MUPHOTON 1.0 0.0 0.0 ALUMINUM PE
    > #endif
    > #if 0
    > PAIRBREM 3.0 0.0 0.0005 ALUMINUM PE
    > #endif
    > #if 0
    > * Example 1 from page 173
    > PAIRBREM 3.0 0.0 0.0012 ALUMINUM PE 3.0
    > #endif
    > #if 0
    > MUPHOTON 1.0 0.0 0.0 ALUMINUM PE 3.0
    > #endif
    > BEAMPOS 0.0 0.0 -100.0 0.0 0.0
    > GEOBEGIN COMBNAME
    > 0 0 Arthur
    > SPH BLK 0.0 0.0 0.0 10000.0
    > RPP VOI -1000.0 1000.0 -1000.0 1000.0 -1000.0 1000.0
    > YZP x2down -2.0
    > YZP x2up 2.0
    > XZP y2down -2.0
    > XZP y2up 2.0
    > YZP x5down -5.0
    > YZP x5up 5.0
    > XZP y5down -5.0
    > XZP y5up 5.0
    > * aluminum START
    > XYP z1AL 0.0
    > * aluminum END (5 g/cm^2, 2.70 g/cm^3, 1.85 cm)
    > XYP z2AL 1.85
    > * polyethylene START
    > XYP z1PE 1.85
    > * polyethylene END (5 g/cm^2, 0.92 g/cm^3, 5.43 cm)
    > XYP z2PE 7.28
    > * CR-39 START (water)
    > XYP z1CR39 7.28
    > * CR-39 END (water; detector thickness: 0.05 cm)
    > XYP z2CR39 7.33
    > END
    > BLKHOLE 5 +BLK -VOI
    > * aluminum
    > AL 5 -x5down +x5up -y5down +y5up -z1AL +z2AL
    > * polyethylene
    > PE 5 -x5down +x5up -y5down +y5up -z1PE +z2PE
    > * CR-39 (water)
    > CR39 5 -x2down +x2up -y2down +y2up -z1CR39 +z2CR39
    > VAC 5 +VOI -( -x5down +x5up -y5down +y5up -z1AL +z2AL ) -( -x5down +x5up
    > -y5down +y5up -z1PE +z2PE ) -( -x2down +x2up -y2down +y2up -z1CR39 +z2CR39 )
    > END
    > GEOEND
    > * aluminum
    > ASSIGNMA ALUMINUM AL
    > * aluminum
    > STERNHEI 4.2395 0.1708 3.0127 0.08024 3.6345 0.12ALUMINUM
    > * polyethylene
    > MATERIAL 0.92 PE
    > * polyethylene
    > COMPOUND 1.0 CARBON 2.0 HYDROGEN PE
    > * polyethylene
    > ASSIGNMA PE PE
    > * polyethylene
    > STERNHEI 3.0016 0.137 2.5177 0.12108 3.4292 PE
    > * CR-39 (water)
    > MATERIAL 1.0 WATER
    > * CR-39 (water)
    > COMPOUND 2.0 HYDROGEN 1.0 OXYGEN WATER
    > * CR-39 (water)
    > ASSIGNMA WATER CR39
    > * CR-39 (water)
    > STERNHEI 3.5017 0.24 2.8004 0.09116 3.4773 WATER
    > #if 0
    > * Example from page 143
    > LOW-NEUT 72.0 22.0 0.0196 0.0 -11.0
    > #endif
    > #if 0
    > * Example from page 152
    > MCSTHRES 1.0 -0.01
    > #endif
    > #if 0
    > STEPSIZE 0.3 AL PE
    > #endif
    > * energy deposition
    > USRBIN 10.0 -40.0 6.0 6.0 8.0Energy
    > USRBIN -6.0 -6.0 -1.0 100.0 100.0 100.0&
    > * score the LET spectrum (in water) of charged particles
    > USRYIELD 2323.0 ALL-CHAR -41.0 PE CR39 1.0Yield
    > USRYIELD 200.0 0.0 200.0 200.0 0.0 2803.0&
    > RANDOMIZ 1.0
    > * From Dreamweaver (BF1112_0.ASF): 3,267 cm^-2*16 cm^2 = 52,272 ions
    > START 52272.0 0.0
    > STOP
    >
    > At the time being I'm only seeing the primary peak for 1 GeV/n 56Fe (behind some shielding), but no
    > low- or high-charge fragments. The sample does not represent my FLUKA
    > system; it's just an example.
    >
    > I have been through the manual and played with some of the physics and
    > transport cards to see if something wasn't "on". But I think the simplest
    > solution (i.e. how I'm scoring) is probably at fault.
    >
    > Any input you can provide will be vastly appreciated.
    >
    > Many thanks,
    > Joel DeWitt
    > Eril Research, Inc.

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    Stefan Roesler
    CERN, SC/RP
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    Switzerland
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