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CVS tag: gen-paper-V00-00-08 (2nd "improved" draft after feedback and meeting)

 OK = OK for 2nd "improved" draft. Action

For Category Coordinators Meeting:
 Sec 2.3: Input required in Physics and Materials and Particles..
 Chap 5: Input required. Should be substantial chapter.
 Chap 8 Applications. Needs implementing.

General comments:
 How is author list to be defined?
 We are aiming at physicists. NIM is the preferred publication.
 Figures should be in colour.
 Not mentioned? Spin tracking. PG+JAp
 Tracking based on range (cuts). -> Chap 5 intro PA
 Hits and Digis. -> Chap 4 or 6 MA+HK
 Event biasing/variance reduction. -> Chap 6 MV+HK
 Radioactive Decay/Activation. -> Chap 6 MV+PT

Title: Need to improve:
 More specific: Geant4 - a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of
 particles through matter.
 Straightforward: The Monte Carlo Simulation Programme Geant4. All

Other notes for meeting of 19th April.
- References for em processes still need moving.

Author list Missing

Abstract Missing. Inc. brief summary of contents?

Chapter 1 - Introduction Sub-Ed: P.Gumplinger
- Overview Not much mention of physics? And
 geometry? A new section(s)?
 Look at RD44 papers? Relate to 2.1. PG+GC
 Begin more softly.
 ...object oriented software package...
 Uneasy with "toolkit". "software toolkit".
 Define early (and not in title).
 Not to be emphasised.
 Return to this later. PG+FJ+JAp
- History of Geant4 Feedback requested. PG+JAl+JAp+MA+KA
- Collaboration Stucture OK.
- User support and documentation Needs reworking, related to Ch 3. PG+JAp
- Guide to the paper Missing. Subsume into Overview? JAl

Chapter 2 - Structure of toolkit Sub-Ed: G.Cosmo
 Title? Design Overview
 Design and Architecture
- Motivation OK. Key aspects could go here.
- Global structure Early draft. GC
 Merge under heading Introduction? GC
- Architectural Design 
 Events 1st draft? Expand? G4Event? Hits?
 Digits? MA+GC+PA
 Geometry and Detector Rep OK.
 Tracking 1st draft? Expand? TS+GC
 Physics More on generic design. EM processes.
 Details of hadron here or later? Relate
 to Chap 5. GC+PA
 Materials and Particles Create? MV+HK
- User actions 1st draft only. GC+MA

Chapter 3 - Software process Sub-Ed: Fred Jones
Close to final. Refinements of stylistic nature to come. FJ
Some missing references. FJ
- Introduction OK.
- Methodology OK.
- OOA/D OK.
- Software process improvement OK.
- Configuration and release mngmt OK.
- Q/A, testing OK. Don't mention specific system (Sun). FJ
- User support process, documents OK. Still needs some work. JAp

Chapter 4 - The kernel Sub-Ed: H.Kurasige
 Title: Tracking in Geant4? Geant4 Core
 Functionalities. Need to
 add Events and Track? (No)
 
 From Hisaya: Agreed: JAl+JAp+HK
4.1 Design concept : tracking.tex 
4.2 Process management : processManagement.tex
4.3 Propagation in the detector model : the latter half of geometry.tex
4.4 Transportation in field : field.tex 
4.5 Priority control of tracks : priorityControl.tex
4.6 Parameterization for fast simulation: fastSimulation.tex
- Global structure Missing.
- Priority control of tracks and trajectories? 1st draft only.
- Propagation in the detector model
- Tracking (interaction with Title?
 generic processes 
- Process management 1st draft only.
- Hits and Digits Or Chap 6 JAl+HK+MA

Chapter 5 - Physics processes Sub-Ed: P.Arce/T.Sasaki
 All sections need expanding with showcase
 examples and plots.
- Introduction Missing. Common considerations, cuts,
 range of validity, secondaries, relate
 to Chap 4. JAp
- Electromagnetic processes 1st draft only. (Move refs.) PA+JAl+MM
- Hadronic processes Needs expanding. PA+JAl+HPW
- Optical processes Missing. PG

Chapter 6 - Additional capabilities Sub-Ed: M.Verderi
- Parameterization for fast simln. 1st draft only but OK? Comments. MV
- Transportation in field 1st draft only. Include spin tracking.
 Include elctric field. Relate to
 Chap 4. JAp
- Event biasing/variance reduction MV+HK
- Radioactive Decay/Activation MV+PT

Chapter 7 - Interactivity Sub-Ed: S.Tanaka
 Title?
- GUI More figures to come. ST+HY
- Visualization OK
- Geometry verification A little more about BgsG4Extension? JAl+ST
- Analysis 1st draft only. Expand. Include
 general design/motivation. Avoid
 references to specific versions. JAl+ST+GB

Chapter 8 - Applications Sub-Ed: M.Asai
- Comparisons Missing.
- Speed, robustness, etc. Missing. JAp
- Other Applications Missing. Reference to user papers.
 Medicine. Space. JAp
- Constrn. programs and examples 1st draft only. Expand. MA

Chapter 9 - Conclusion Sub-Ed: P.Truscott
- Conclusion Missing.

Acknowledgements Missing.

References OK (Get refs from 5.2).