Testing And Quality Assurance

TestEm0 - muon stopping power versus evaluated data (Atom. Data and Nucl. Data Tables, 78 (2001) 183) results for g4 7.1p01. The accuracy of the data above 1 MeV is about 2%.
TestEm0 - proton stopping power versus ICRU'49 evaluated data comparison results for g4 7.1p01. The accuracy of the data above 1 MeV is about 2%.
TestEm0 - proton stopping power versus evaluated data comparison results for g4 8.1p01: NIST (red), g4 7.1p01 - ICRU'49 (green), SRIM'2006 (black). The accuracy of the data above 1 MeV is about 2%.
TestEm0 - He4 ion stopping power versus evaluated data comparison results for g4 8.1p01: NIST (red), g4 7.1p01 - ICRU'49 (green), SRIM'2006 (black). The accuracy of the data above 1 MeV is about 2%.

TestEm1 - proton projectile range versus NIST data comparison results for 0.003 mm cut as a function of energy for g4 8.1p01. Accuracy of the data above 1 MeV is about 2%.
TestEm1 - proton projectile range versus NIST data comparison results for infinite cut as a function of energy for g4 8.1p01. Accuracy of the data above 1 MeV is about 2%.

TestEm8 - Simulation versus data (NIM 107 (1973) 413) comparison results for energy deposition of protons in Argon gaseous detector for different ionisation models and g4 6.2p02.
TestEm8 - Simulation versus data (NIM 217 (1983) 277) comparison results for energy deposition of protons in Xenon gaseous detector for different ionisation models and g4 6.2p02.
TestEm3 - Simulation versus data (Phys. Rev. A 28 (1983) 615) comparison results for most probable energy deposition of protons and pions in 0.3 mm Silicon detector for Geant4 versions 7.1p01 and 8.2p01.
TestEm5 - Simulation versus data (M.J.Berger et al. NIM 69 (1969) page 181) for 1 MeV energy deposition in 0.54 mm Silicon detector for different Geant4 versions: 9.1 default EM physics, 9.2 default EM physics,

TestEm5 - angular distributions of 15.7 MeV e- transmitted through thin Gold foil versus data (Phys. Rev. 84 (1951) 634) comparison results.
TestEm5 - lateral profile of 2.5 MeV proton beam after mylar foil versus data (NIM B181 (2001) 157)) comparison results.
TestEm5 - 140 MeV proton scattering in Lead simulated by Geant4, Geant3 and Highland formula (PDG) predictions for thin and thick targets.
TestEm5 - 172 MeV/c muon scattering in Iron and in liquid Hydrogen simulated by Geant4 and results of the MuScat experiment (NIM B251 (2006) 41). Blue points - g4 8.2 results.
TestEm5 - High energy proton scattering in Beryllium: simulation, Highland formula predictions and data (Phys. Rev. D 20 (1979) 1584) here.

test46 - comparison of Geant4 simulation of Bragg peaks (release 8.2) in water phantom using QBBC Physics Lists for proton and C12 beams. Data for protons from Phys. Med. Biol. 41 (1996) 177, for carbon ions from O. Jaukel (2002) - private communication.

TestEm2 - electron 1 GeV in aluminum data/G4/G3 comparison for the first G4 release (run02.mac). Data from J&H Crannel - Phys. Rev. 184-2 August 69.
TestEm2 - electron 30 GeV in iron data/G4/G3 comparison for the first G4 release (run04.mac). Data from Particle Data Group (Phys. Rev.D 54-1 July 96).

TestEm3 - 10 GeV electron shower simulation for visible energy and energy resolution as a function of cut in range for different versions of Geant4: from 7.1p01 to 8.3, from 8.3 to 9.2. CPU time required for simulation as a function of cut and CPU versus visible energy are shown: from 7.1p01 to 8.3, from 8.3 to 9.2. Geant4 version 8.0 and older include updated model of multiple scattering allowing to obtain more precise results using higher cuts and lower CPU.

TestEm3 - 30 GeV electron shower simulation for visible energy and energy resolution as a function of cut in range for different versions of Geant4: from 7.1p01 to 8.3, from 8.3 to 9.2.
TestEm3 - Energy dependence of the energy resolution of a sampling calorimeter of the ATLAS HEC type for different Geant4 releases: from 5.2 to 8.2, from 7.1p01 to 9.2. Dashed lines show +- one RMS corridor of the test-beam data.

TestEm9 - 10 GeV electron shower in 5x5 matrix of PbWO4 crystals for visible energy and energy resolution as a function of cut in range for different versions of Geant4: from 7.1p01 to 8.3, from 7.1p01 to 9.2. The fast option of multiple scattering model (EMV type EM physics) provides the same quality results as the default version.

TestEm3 - 10 GeV electron shower simulation for visible energy and energy resolution as a function of cut in range for different versions of Geant4: from 7.1p01 to 8.3, from 8.3 to 9.2. CPU time required for simulation as a function of cut and CPU versus visible energy are shown:for different versions of Geant4: from 7.1p01 to 8.3, from 9.1 to 9.2. Geant4 version 8.0 and older include updated model of multiple scattering allowing to obtain more precise results using higher cuts and lower CPU.

TestEm3 - 10 GeV electron energy resolution as a function of cut in range for two structures of sampling calorimeter: 5 mm Lead + 5 mm Scintillator and 10 mm Lead + 2.5 mm Scintillator. Results for different Geant4 releases: from 8.1 to 8.3, from 8.1 to 9.2. Hashed aria shows +- RMS of data (NIM A262 (1987) 229; NIM A274 (1989) 134).
TestEm3 - electron energy resolution as a function of electron energy for two structures of sampling calorimeter: 5 mm Lead + 5 mm Scintillator and 10 mm Lead + 2.5 mm Scintillator. Results for different Geant4 releases: from 8.1 to 8.3, from 8.3 to 9.2. Hashed aria shows +- RMS of data (NIM A262 (1987) 229; NIM A274 (1989) 134), cut = 0.7 mm. 50 GeV point of simulation is obtained without analysis cut on forward leakage applied in data analysis.

TestEm3 - 10 GeV electrons EM shower in sampling Pb/liquid Ar calorimeter and TestEm9 in PbWO4 crystal calorimeter simulation CPU time for different cuts, computing platforms and Geant4 versions: Linux SLC3 from 5.2p02 to 8.3, Linux SLC4 from 5.2p02 to 9.2.

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