10th Geant4 Space Users Workshop

Session

Session 3 - Space missions : instruments and detectors

27 May 2014, 14:00

Jackson Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Conveners

Session 3 - Space missions : instruments and detectors

• Scott Miller (NASA/MSFC)

3. Advanced Neutron Spectrometer Simulation

Mr John Watts (physicist)

27/05/2014, 14:00

A Geant4 simulation of the Advanced Neutron Spectrometer (ANS) will be described. ANS uses a volume of vinyltoluene scintillator with embedded scintillating glass fibers composed of 20% Li2O-15% MgO-64.4%SiO2-0.6%Ce2O3 with the lithium being 95% Li-6. Neutrons would be captured in the glass which has different scintillation characteristics in terms of spectral output and timing from...

7. Geant4 simulation of extensive air showers

Dr Mohammad Sabra (NASA/MSFC)

27/05/2014, 14:25

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) is a new type of observatory that uses Earth’s atmosphere to detect the Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays (EECRs), those with energies in excess of 1018 eV. Studies of the nature of EECRs provide us with some information about the origin, acceleration and propagation of the primary cosmic rays. Such studies are based on the interpretation of the extensive...

26. Geant4 in ASTRO-H observatory development

Dr Masanobu Ozaki (JAXA)

27/05/2014, 14:50

ASTRO-H is an international X-ray observatory scheduled to be launched in 2015. To design a low particle and X-ray background structure and estimate the in-orbit background for observations planning, Geant4 acts as the central engine of the Monte Carlo simulation. Here we will present about the cosmic X-ray background shield study and the comparison between Geant4 ver.10 activation and a...