Plan2009

ELECTROMAGNETIC WORKING GROUP plan of activity for 2009 and milestones for 2010-1012 ======================================================

(1) - June 2009 (2) - December 2009 [LE] - in collaboration with the Low-energy EM working group [GT] - in collaboration with the Geometry and Transport working group [RE] - in collaboration with the Run, Event and Detector Response working group

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1) Validation and verification of EM physics [LE]:

• detailed comparison of Standard, Livermore and Penelope models; (1)
• adding extra tests on ion stopping powers and straggling; (1)
• adding tests on vertex detector simulation; (2 CERN summer student)
• adding extra automatic tests on scattering; (2)

2) Material category development [LE]:

• adding extra data for ion stopping powers; (1)
• review on ionisation potentials; (2)
• review on density effect parameterizations; (2)
• introduce variable density; (2)

3) EM infrastructure update [LE]:

• introduce general charge exchange process for ion transport; (1)
• introduce Physics Lists with combinations of Standard and Low-energy models; (1)
• further improvement of the spline for Physics Vectors; (2)
• introduce “Apply Cuts” option per geometry region; (2?)
• introduce cut in range for recoil; (2)

4) Further update of ionization processes [LE]:

• enable the ICRU’73 based ion ionisation model for Physics Lists; (1)
• tuned model of fluctuations for ions; (2)

5) Further development of the processes of multiple and single scattering [LE][GT]:

• muon multiple scattering model development in Physics List; (1)
• development of Goudsmit-Saunderson model; (1)
• establish more stable and effective interface to compute safety and geometry step; (2)
• establish more effective sampling of displacement; (2)
• hadron multiple scattering coherent with hadron diffuse model; (2)
• feasibility study on Penelope MSC implementation; (2)

6) Bremsstrahlung models [LE]:

• updated model for e+- for moderate energies E