Where Can Beginners Find Simple Geant4 Program Examples?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding simple Geant4 program examples and tutorials suitable for beginners. Participants express their challenges in learning to use Geant4 and seek guidance on writing basic code, particularly for simulating particles passing through materials.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions having installed Geant4 and seeks simple program examples with walkthroughs for beginners.
  • Another participant expresses a similar need for help after installing the software but not knowing how to proceed.
  • A different participant shares their experience using Cygwin to run examples and suggests using hepRApp for visualizing the examples.
  • Some participants propose collaborating and exchanging ideas to help each other learn, although they face issues with private messages being deleted.
  • One participant notes the difficulty in finding suitable books or materials for beginners and asks for suggestions.
  • Another participant recommends GAMOS as a front end for Geant4 that simplifies the process of writing input files.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the challenges faced by beginners in learning Geant4 and the need for accessible resources. However, there is no consensus on specific materials or examples that would be most helpful.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the availability of beginner-friendly resources and the effectiveness of existing tutorials. There are also mentions of issues with private messaging, which may hinder collaboration.

Who May Find This Useful

Beginners looking to learn Geant4, educators seeking resources for teaching, and individuals interested in particle simulation software may find this discussion relevant.

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Hi, I am new on using the program Geant4. I got it installed into my window xp computer from the instruction from http://geant4.slac.stanford.edu/installation/

I am currently looking for some tutorials on how to use the program. I found some helps from http://geant4.in2p3.fr/2007/prog/prog.htm and http://hypernews.slac.stanford.edu/HyperNews/geant4/cindex, but I only learned the information in broken pieces, since I do not know much about computer.

Does anyone know if there is any simple geant4 program examples with some sorts of walkthrough for beginner users? It cane be just a simple particles passing through a slab of lead. I just want to learn how to write a simple code from scratch that can run. Thanks.
 
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I am an absolute beginner too and really need help. Please if you have any info, could u let me know? I have installed the software and do not know how to proceed.
 
I used Cgywin to type in the command. You should be able to run the examples with it after you extract everything correctly. I used one of the graphic program, hepRApp to generate the visual of the examples.
When it comes to learning new program, I notice most of the time we are on our own. Professors do not know much about how to use Geant4 either...
Pm me your msn, aim, or whatever, then maybe we can help each other online, because it is hard to explain things here in such confined comment boxes.
 
Hi, I think it is a good idea, maybe we can learn together and exchange ideas. See my PM. Add me.
 
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Hey, i never got your pm. Did you see my pm message though?
 
I did not see your pm, I think somebody is deleting it. I posted mine too but it was deleted. i haven't made much progress, trying to improve my knowledge in c++ first. would have been good if these guys don't delete my id. here it is again deadman_smilingATyahoo.com
 
I am a beginner too.I can not find a good book or material for a beginner like me.Do you have any suggestions?
 
Some of you may want to check out GAMOS. It's almost a front end for geant that allows you to write input files much like you do in MCNP.

http://fismed.ciemat.es/GAMOS/
 

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