Dear Anton,
I attached the input and mgdraw.f. To check the energy, I add up RULL and
DTRACK and kinetic energy of particle leaving the water region to see if
it's close to 10 GeV.
Thank you very much!
Best,
Shirley
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 5:31 AM, Anton Lechner <Anton.Lechner_at_cern.ch>wrote:
> Dear Shirley,
>
> Could you please be so kind and send me your input file+routines such that
> I can give a look to your problem.
>
> Thanks!
> Cheers, Anton
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* owner-fluka-discuss_at_mi.infn.it [owner-fluka-discuss_at_mi.infn.it]
> on behalf of Shirley Li [shirleyli.phys_at_gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 24 April 2014 22:47
> *To:* fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org
> *Subject:* [fluka-discuss]: Question about energy loss
>
> Dear FLUKA users,
>
> I'm simulating photon (electromagnetic) showers in water. The primary
> photon energy is 10 GeV. As a check, I want to make sure I find where the
> energy goes on a event-by-event basis. For every primary photon, I add up
> all the continuous energy loss (DTRACK) and the point energy loss (RULL),
> and they count for most of the energy (>99%). I also add the energies
> carried away by particle escaping the water region. However, for some
> (very small portion) primaries, the energy in DTRACK + RULL + boundary
> crossing is only around 7-8 GeV, compared to the total 10 GeV.
>
> My question is where else could the energy go? Is there anything I'm
> missing?
>
> I read some discussions on similar topics in the list. But, it seems
> like they tend to have the opposite problem, i.e., deposited energy is more
> than the primary energy. Also, I couldn't imagine neutron interaction or
> nuclear interaction affect this much energy.
>
> Thank you very much!!
> Shirley
>
Received on Fri Apr 25 2014 - 17:46:28 CEST