The CMS Monte Carlo Production System: Development and Design

ATLAS Monte Carlo Production System

The ATLAS Monte Carlo production system tool attempts to provide the end-user physicist the ability to perform on-demand Monte Carlo production for his/her specific needs. The aim is to shield the physicist from the underlying complexity and to present him/her with a consistent, flexible and intuitive interface. The tool will harness the power and capacity of grid computing allowing the physici...

Evaluation of the RtDosePlan Treatment Planning System using Radiochromic Film and Monte Carlo Simulation

Introduction: GafChromic EBT films are one of the self-developing and modern films commercially available for dosimetric verification of treatment planning systems (TPSs). Their high spatial resolution, low energy dependence and near-tissue equivalence make them suitable for verification of dose distributions in radiation therapy. This study was designed to evaluate the dosimetric parameters of...

Monte Carlo Experiments: Design and Implementation

Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods

Monte Carlo is one of the most versatile and widely used numerical methods. Its convergence rate, O(N~^), is independent of dimension, which shows Monte Carlo to be very robust but also slow. This article presents an introduction to Monte Carlo methods for integration problems, including convergence theory, sampling methods and variance reduction techniques. Accelerated convergence for Monte Ca...

Rapid Design Iterations with Monte Carlo Accuracy

This chapter explores how to efficiently design circuits accounting for statistical process variation, with target yields of two to three sigma (95–99.86 %). This yield range is appropriate for typical analog, RF, and I/O circuits. This chapter reviews various design flows to handle statistical process variations, and compares these flows in terms of speed and accuracy. It shows how a sigma-dri...