Development of a simulation framework for spherical proportional counters

I. Katsioulas; P. Knights; J. Matthews; T. Neep; K. Nikolopoulos; R. Owen; R. Ward

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/15/06/C06013

Development of a simulation framework for spherical proportional counters

I. Katsioulas, P. Knights, J. Matthews, T. Neep, K. Nikolopoulos, R. Owen, R. Ward

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Abstract

The spherical proportional counter is a novel gaseous detector with numerous applications, including direct dark matter searches and neutron spectroscopy. The strengths of the Geant4 and Garfield++ toolkits are combined to create a simulation framework for spherical proportional counters. The interface is implemented by introducing Garfield++ classes within a Geant4 application. Simulated muon, electron, and photon signals are presented, and the effects of gas mixture composition and anode support structure on detector response are discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	C06013
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	15
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/15/06/C06013
Publication status	Published - 5 Jun 2020

Keywords

Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter, etc)
Detector modelling and simulations II (electric fields, charge transport, multiplication and induction, pulse formation, electron emission, etc)
Gaseous detectors
Simulation methods and programs

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