Experimental quantification of Geant4 PhysicsList recommendations: methods and results

Abstract

The Geant4 physicsjists package encompasses predefined selections of physics processes and models to be used in simulation applications. Limited documentation is available in the literature about Geant4 pre-packaged PhysicsLists and their validation. The reports in the literature mainly concern specific use cases. This paper documents the epistemological grounds for the validation of Geant4 pre-packaged PhysicsLists (and their accessory classes, Builders and PhysicsConstructors) and some examples of the author's scientific activity on this subject.