The FLUKA code: present applications and future developments

TL;DR

The paper reviews the FLUKA Monte Carlo code's features, physical models, benchmarking, and diverse applications in particle transport, including medical, atmospheric, and space radiation, highlighting its current capabilities and future prospects.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of FLUKA's current features, applications, and future development directions in particle transport simulations.

Findings

FLUKA accurately models electromagnetic and hadronic particle interactions.

Benchmarking shows good agreement with experimental data.

Applications span medical, atmospheric, and space radiation fields.

Abstract

The main features of the FLUKA Monte Carlo code, which can deal with transport and interaction of electromagnetic and hadronic particles, are summarised. The physical models embedded in FLUKA are mentioned, as well as examples of benchmarking against experimental data. A short history of the code is provided and the following examples of applications are discussed in detail: prediction of calorimetric performances, atmospheric neutrino flux calculations, dosimetry in atmosphere and radiobiology applications, including hadrontherapy and space radiation protection. Finally a few lines are dedicated to the FLUKA server, from which the code can be downloaded.