FLUKA Course Navigator
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UPDATED===13.01.2013.16.12.38
TITLE===Course intro
TYPE===course
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<h2>Introduction</h2>

<p>
FLUKA is a fully integrated particle physics Monte-Carlo simulation package. It has many applications in high energy experimental physics and engineering, shielding, detector and telescope design, cosmic ray studies, dosimetry, medical physics and radio-biology. More information, as well as related publications can be found on the <a href="http://www.fluka.org">FLUKA website</a>. The course will help professionals working in the Monte Carlo radiation transport fields to understand the various functions and attributes of the code. </p>

<h4>The event is organized with the support  
 <a class="exind" [[EXTERNAL]] href="http://www.oecd-nea.org/">OECD Nuclear Energy Agency</a>.</h4>

<h3>Course Fee &amp; Registration </h3>
<ul class="list">
<li>The registration fee is &euro;<b>400</b>. The fee is intended to cover the travel cost of the faculty members and prepare the course materials.</li>
<li>Registration is limited to <b>30</b> participants.  After we have received 30 PAID registrations we will accept requests for participation in case of cancellations.</li>
<li>An official dinner is also planned and included in the above fee.</li>
<li><strong><a class="exind" href="http://www.oecd-nea.org/dbprog/courses/fluka-t2.php"[[EXTERNAL]] title="NEA registration">Register</a></strong></li>
</ul>

<h3>Prior Knowledge</h3>
<p>No particular experience with FLUKA or similar Monte-Carlo packages is
required, however basic knowledge of LINUX/UNIX is welcome. For newcomers,
not only to FLUKA but also to Linux, we strongly recommend to have a look
into a <a class="exind" href="http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/"
[[EXTERNAL]] title="Linux tutorial">Linux
tutorial</a> in order to be able to profit at maximum from the FLUKA
course.</p>

<h3>Computers</h3>

<p>Laptops will be provided by NEA for working in pairs (one computer per two participants).
However if you prefer to use your own laptop during the course,
we would kindly ask you to bring it along and inform the course organization
committee about it. <strong>It is important to verify the correct functioning of
FLUKA and FLAIR (with the geoviewer-plugin) prior to the course start</strong>.
If you experience problems, please contact us in advance in order to avoid installation and
configuration problems during the course. You can find additional
information concerning installation, needed libraries, etc.  in the
<a href="fluka.php?id=mailinglist">FLUKA Discussion Mailing List</a> or
the <a href="fluka.php?id=faq">FAQs</a>.</p>

<h4>Laptop requirements</h4>
<ul class="list">
<li>Laptop with Linux pre-installed</li>

	<blockquote>
	Check the <a href="fluka.php?id=course&amp;sub=require&amp;navig=7&amp;which=[[WHICH]]">requirements</a> page.<br>
<b>Verify Installation</b><br>
Verification Program: <a href="/content/tools/check_fluka.zip">check_fluka.zip</a>
or <a href="/content/tools/check_fluka.tgz">check_fluka.tgz</a><br>
- Download the program<br>
- unpack <font color="blue">unzip check_fluka.zip</font><br>or
  <font color="blue">tar xzvf check_fluka.tgz</font><br>
- change directory <font color="blue">cd check_fluka</font><br>
- execute<font color="blue">./check_fluka.sh</font><br>
The program will run a few checks and propose solutions in case of problems. If all tests have passed it will create a summary file <font color="green">check_fluka.out</font> that you should send to the course organizing committee to verify that your fluka installation is working properly.
	</blockquote>

<li>Laptop with only Windows 7, Vista, XP or Mac OS/X</li>
	<blockquote>
	FLUKA can run in a virtual machine,
	most preferably through Oracle's <a class="exind" [[EXTERNAL]] href="http://www.virtualbox.org">VirtualBox</a>.
	Ensure that you have the required memory:
	<table border=1>
	<tr><td>Platform</td><td>Min. Memory (RAM only)</td><tr>
	<tr><td>Windows XP</td><td>1 Gb</td><tr>
	<tr><td>Windows 7/Vista</td><td>2 Gb</td><tr>
	<tr><td>Mac OS/X</td><td>1 Gb</td><tr>
	</table>
	Please check the <a class="exind" [[EXTERNAL]] href="http://www.fluka.org/content/tools/flupix/index.html">FLUPIX</a>
	for more information.
	</blockquote>
</ul>