MGEANT-A generic multi-purpose Monte-Carlo simulation package for gamma-ray experiments

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May 1997

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The fourth compton symposium. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 410, pp. 1567-1571 (1997).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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X- And Gamma-Ray Telescopes And Instrumentation, Mathematical Procedures And Computer Techniques, Spectroscopy And Spectrophotometry, Gamma-Ray

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We present a generic multi-purpose Monte-Carlo simulation package, based on GEANT and the CERN Program Library, which is appropriate for gamma-ray astronomy, and allows the rapid prototyping of a wide variety of detector systems. Instrument specific geometry and materials data can simply be supplied via input files, and are independent of the main code. The user can select from a standard set of event generators and beam options (implemented as ``plug-ins'') which would be needed in an astrophysical or instrument calibration context. The philosophy of this approach is to facilitate the implementation of new software add-ons and changes in the instrumental setup. This is especially useful for projects which involve a large group of developers and collaborators. MGEANT has been successfully used to perform background calculations and to generate the instrument response for the WIND/TGRS instrument, and is currently being used to study the background, sensitivity, response, and imaging capabilities of the INTEGRAL/SPI.

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