DosiVox: Implementing Geant 4-based software for dosimetry simulations relevant to luminescence and ESR dating techniques

Authors

  • Loic Martin Institut de Recherche sur les Archeomateriaux, UMR 5060 CNRS Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Centre de Recherche en Physique Applique a l’Archeologie (CRP2A), Pessac
  • Sebastien Incerti CNRS, IN2P3, CENBG, UMR 5797, Gradignan
  • Norbert Mercier Institut de Recherche sur les Archeomateriaux, UMR 5060 CNRS Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Centre de Recherche en Physique Applique a l’Archeologie (CRP2A), Pessac

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2015.484

Abstract

A C++ code, named DosiVox and based on the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit, was developed in order to provide a reliable and flexible tool for modeling a large variety of situations of interest in paleodosimetric dating techniques, and for simulating interactions of usual particles (α, β and γ) through complex geometries. DosiVox allows the user to define a three dimensional grid, in the simulation space whose voxel dimensions, materials and radioactive contents (U, Th, K) are set by a user-friendly graphical interface. No skills in C++ programming are required. Some of the possibilities offered by DosiVox are presented here through a series of examples.

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Published

2015-06-15

How to Cite

Martin, L., Incerti, S., & Mercier, N. (2015). DosiVox: Implementing Geant 4-based software for dosimetry simulations relevant to luminescence and ESR dating techniques. Ancient TL, 33(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2015.484

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2015)

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Copyright (c) 2015 Loic Martin, Sebastien Incerti, Norbert Mercier

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