Radioactive decay simulation with Geant4: experimental benchmarks and developments for X-ray astronomy applications

(2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory; (3) INFN; (4) MPI Halbleiterlabor; 5); (5) Max-Planck Institut f\"ur extraterrestrische Physik; (6) University of California; A. Zoglauer (6) ((1) Technische Universit\"at Darmstadt; Dieter H. H. Hoffmann (1); Georg Weidenspointner (4; M. G. Pia (3)

arxiv: 1012.0139 · v1 · pith:XJN72AU4new · submitted 2010-12-01 · ⚛️ physics.comp-ph · astro-ph.IM

Radioactive decay simulation with Geant4: experimental benchmarks and developments for X-ray astronomy applications

S. Hauf (1) , M. Kuster (1) , Dieter H. H. Hoffmann (1) , Z. W. Bell (2) , M. G. Pia (3) , Georg Weidenspointner (4 , 5) , A. Zoglauer (6) ((1) Technische Universit\"at Darmstadt

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(2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (3) INFN Sezione di Genova (4) MPI Halbleiterlabor (5) Max-Planck Institut f\"ur extraterrestrische Physik (6) University of California Space Science Laboratory)

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keywords decaysimulationexperimentalgeant4radioactiveapplicationsastronomybenchmarks

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We present {\gamma} spectroscopy validation measurements for the Geant4 radioactive decay simulation for a selected range of isotopes using a simple experimental setup. Using these results we point out problems in the decay simulation and where they may originate from.

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Radioactive decay simulation with Geant4: experimental benchmarks and developments for X-ray astronomy applications

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