WCSim is a very flexible GEANT4 based program for developing and simulating large water Cherenkov detectors.
As of August 2014 WCSim has been moved to GitHub. It can be found at:
Tutorials and information about the branches and WCSim development model can be found on the wiki:
https://github.com/WCSim/WCSim/wiki
WCSim has very few external dependencies. It relies on only ROOT and Geant4.
There is a mailing list which will send you GitHub push/checkin notifications here:
https://lists.phy.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/wcsim-git
You can follow issues/requests etc by watching the GitHub respository.
Build Instructions:
You should have a recent and working version of ROOT and GEANT4. (Known to work with GEANT 4.9.4.p01 and ROOT v5.28.00) You also need all of the G4 data files including hadron xsecs etc. Those are the only requirements. The code should work with gcc 4.4.7.
To compile:
- make clean
- make rootcint
- make
If you want to use these libraries with an external program then also do:
- make shared [ For root programs]
- make libWCSim.a [ Also necessary for the event display?]
More detailed information about the simulation is available in doc/DetectorDocumentation.pdf.
- gamma = green
- neutrino = yellow
- electron = blue
- muon = black
- positron = red
- muon+ = white
- proton = magneta
- neutron = grey
WCSim development is supported by the United States National Science Foundation.