SLAC Geant4 Tutorial 09

1. SLAC Geant4 Tutorial 09 SLAC - Kavli Auditorium 2-6 November 2009 A five day hands-on course based on Geant4 version 9.2.p02. Lectures will cover all aspects of Geant4 from basic installation through advanced topics and will be interspersed with examples that build a progressively more complex application. The course should be of interest both to complete novices and to those who already have some basic familiarity with Geant4. Participants are expected to have a reasonable knowledge of C++. http://geant4.slac.stanford.edu/SLACTutorial09 Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

2. Introductory Information • Emergency Information • Networking • Tutorial Structure • Lecturers Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

3. Exits and Emergency Assembly Point We are Here Emergency Assembly Point Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

4. Welcome to Earthquake Country • Be aware of exits in your building • Speaker will indicate locations for this meeting • Fire or other emergency evacuation • Follow building residents out of building to the assembly area • Earthquake • Remain in building: Duck, cover, and hold position until shaking stops • Evacuate building to assembly area outside (follow others) • Stay away from windows, downed power lines • In the event of an emergency • Dial 9-911 from a SLAC phone; or • Dial 911 from your cellular phone • Provide SLAC address(2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA; cross street Saga Lane)and your building/room number.You are in Building 51 Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

5. Networking • Security • Anyone near the wireless access points could sniff the network and anyone with a laptop configured for wireless can connect to the visitor network. • To protect any information you send across the network (especially passwords) you should use appropriate encryption technology such as SSH, SSL, or one-time password authentication. • Recommended Settings and Information • Wireless adapter card: 802.11b or 802.11g • Network configuration:DHCP • SSID: Set to visitor or to allow any value • Network Type: Set to infrastructure • Open access: No WEP, no data encryption, no registration or authentication • Some Problem Areas To Avoid • Bridging must be turned off or disabled • for WindowsXP see Network Connections, right click on the wireless adapter.Check for bridging. • Do not set the Network Type to Ad hoc • for WindowsXP see Network Connections,right click on wireless adapter>Properties>Wireless Networks tab>Advanced.Select Access point (infrastructure) networks only • Details: • http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/comp/net/wireless/ Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

6. Monday Basic Introduction, User Interface and Visualization Instructors will stay late to assist anyone who has problems running the first examples Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

7. Tuesday Documents, Materials, Geometry Placement, Physics and Primary Particles Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

8. Wednesday More Physics, Scoring and Still More Physics Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

9. Thursday Defining Commands, More Documents, Storing Hits, Advanced Geometry and Event Biasing Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

10. Friday How to Get Future Upgrades, Advanced Kernel Features, More Hadronics Models and Plans for Future Development Afternoon session: Additional discussion of selected topicssuggested by participants Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

11. Lecturers • All of the lecturers will be available throughout the week to help you with hands-on examples or individual questions. • Makoto Asai - Run , Event, Detector Response, Geometry • Norman Graf - GDML and CAD Interface, Windows Installation • Mike Kelsey - Event Biasing • Tatsumi Koi - Hadronics, Nuclear Physics • Joseph Perl - Visualization, Installation, G4NAMU • Dennis Wright - Hadronics, Documentation Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

12. Cafes • Because we do not charge for the course, we are unable to provide refreshments. Some nearby options: Erik’s Deli Starbucks SLAC Cafeto 3pm Kavli Aud Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl

13. Cafes • Because we do not charge for the course, we are unable to provide refreshments. Some nearby options: Starbucks Erik’s Deli SLAC Cafeto 3pm Kavli Aud Geant4 Tutorial Introduction J. Perl