X-ray tracing using Geant4
Ernst-Jan Buis, Giuseppe Vacanti
TL;DR
This paper introduces an extension to Geant4 enabling it to perform general-purpose X-ray tracing, demonstrated through modeling XMM-Newton's optics and validating against calibration data.
Contribution
The paper presents a novel extension to Geant4 for X-ray tracing, expanding its application scope to include detailed optical modeling.
Findings
Successful modeling of XMM-Newton's X-ray optics
Effective area calculations match published calibration curves
Extension enhances Geant4's versatility for X-ray astronomy
Abstract
We describe an extension to the Geant4 software package that allows it to be used as a general purpose X-ray tracing package. We demonstrate its use by building a model of the X-ray optics of the XMM-Newton, calculating its effective area, and comparing the results with the published calibration curves.
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