Open-Source Simulations for Gas Detector on Python
- Mentors
- Bashar Al Atoum, Fernanda Psihas
- Organization
- CERN-HSF
Magboltz solves the Boltzmann transport equations with numerical integration in order to simulate the interactions of electrons in gas mixtures under the influence of electric and magnetic fields.
Degrad calculates the cluster size distribution and primary cluster distribution in gas mixtures for minimum ionizing particles and X-rays.
Both of these programs were originally made in Fortran, the code is available in the links bellow.
The goal of this project is to begin with a test python interface for Degrad and Magboltz, to design optimized python implementations of their processes, joint functionality, and can extend to new functionality related to the calculation as well as extensive reports of the results.
R&D of gaseous detectors requires simulations like those provided by Magboltz and Degrad.