[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Seminar today at 14:00

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Thu 2012-05-31 at 14:00

Location:  Auditorium          

Speaker:   Roberto Versaci (CERN)

Title:     FLUKA

Abstract: The FLUKA Monte-Carlo is a general purpose tool for calculations of particle transport and interaction with matter. It has a wide range of applications like cosmic ray and neutrino physics, calorimetry, activation, dosimetry, radiotherapy, detector design, shielding, and accelerator physics. It has become a common tool in many and different communities and it is the CERN standard to address machine protection issues and investigate radioprotection problems. For these purposes, the evaluation of key physical quantities such as energy deposition in the irradiated components, dose released in the sensitive elements, material and environmental activation, and fluence of particles at different locations, represents an essential ingredient. The quality of the code turns out to be critical for the achievement of the established goals when performing Monte-Carlo calculations for any application. This requires an accurate development and benchmarking of the underlying independent physics models, and their balanced and effective interplay, aiming at an increasingly reliable and precise picture of the radiation-matter interaction, in order to address present and future research challenges. In this seminar we will provide a general overview of FLUKA and of its many applications and benchmarks. Particularly we will focus on its use at CERN.

Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk.

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