High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 12, 126003(2023)

Research and software design of α particle energy spectrum simulation based on Geant4

Minjun Liu1, Rui Shi1、*, Guang Yang2, Bo Wang1, Zhou Wang1, Xiong Zeng1, and Chengjie Yan1
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  • 1School of Computer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin 644005, China
  • 2School of Nuclear Technology and Automation Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
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    To further develop the optimization technology of alpha particle energy spectrum detection parameters based on Monte Carlo simulation method, this paper uses PyQt5 to design a software that calls Monte Carlo simulation package Geant4 for alpha particle energy spectrum simulation research. On the one hand, a physical model of the Passivated Implanted Planar Silicon detector for measuring α particles is established, and the simulated physical process, model materials, particle source geometry, composition and other parameters are corrected according to the actual α particle measurement conditions, combined with the PyQt5 interface. The development platform visualizes functions such as particle source parameters and detector parameter modification. The detection efficiency of the model is obtained by performing simulation experiments under multiple detection distances and different vacuum pressure conditions, and after the acquired energy is deposited into a spectrum, it is broadened by the EMG-Landau (Exponentially Modified Gaussian and Landau) response function model. On the other hand, to verify the accuracy of the detector model, the detection efficiency of the simulation results and the measured results are compared. The experimental results show that the detection efficiency errors of both are within 5%, and the EMG-Landau response function model broadened works well. The research results of this paper verify the reliability of the Geant4 simulation software in the study of α-particle energy spectrum. The software can directly modify the measurement conditions of α-particle energy spectrum, simplify the simulation steps, and improve the simulation efficiency, thus provides a powerful tool for α-particle energy spectrum detection parameter optimization technology.

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    Minjun Liu, Rui Shi, Guang Yang, Bo Wang, Zhou Wang, Xiong Zeng, Chengjie Yan. Research and software design of α particle energy spectrum simulation based on Geant4[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(12): 126003

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    Received: May. 20, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 24, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: Shi Rui (shirui@suse.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.230143

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