Developing a space radiation simulation and analysis package

The idea of blending a modern object-oriented graphics-based analysis program with a Monte Carlo radiation transport code for space-based applications is being assessed. This is part of an ongoing effort to restructure the FLUKA physics radiation transport simulation code for intimate compatibility with the ROOT analysis and visualization program at CERN. ROOT provides a full suite of powerful analysis tools in an environment based upon object-oriented data structures. It provides full 3-D Graphics support and allows the direct use of C++ as a scripting language. The FLUKA code is an alternative to the GEANT code as a tool for detailed simulation of radiation transport. Both of these physics codes have their strengths and at present can be provided for within the infrastructure of ROOT. GEANT has many well-known shortcomings that in some instances are significantly improved upon by FLUKA. Combining these types of transport codes with the ROOT analysis program into a single user-friendly software package w...

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