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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Geant4 8.2 Release Notes</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR='F0F0F0'>
<P> </P>
<BR>
<P> </P>
<P ALIGN="Center">
<FONT SIZE="+4" COLOR="#238E23">
<B>Geant4 8.2 Release Notes</B>
</FONT>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%">
<TR><TD ALIGN="Right">
<FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR="#5C3317">
<B><I>December 15<SUP>th</SUP>, 2006</I></B>
</FONT>
</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<BR><BR>
<HR ALIGN="Center" SIZE="7%">
<P>
The code and binary libraries for the supported systems are available
through our <A TARGET="ext" HREF="http://cern.ch/geant4/support/download.shtml">Source
Code Web page</A>.
</P>
<P>
Please refer to the
<A TARGET="ext" HREF="http://cern.ch/geant4/support/userdocuments.shtml">Geant4
User Documentation</A> for further information about using Geant4.
</P>
<H2><I>Contents</I></H2>
<OL>
<LI><A HREF="#1.">Supported and Tested Platforms</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#2.">CLHEP and AIDA</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#3.">Items for migration of the user code</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#4.">Known Run-Time Problems</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#5.">Compilation Warnings</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#6.">Known Run-Time Warnings</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#7.">Geant4 Software License</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#8.">Detailed list of changes and fixes</A></LI>
</OL>
<P> </P>
<A NAME="1."></a>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>1. Supported and Tested Platforms</H2>
Official platforms:
<UL>
<LI>SUN Solaris 5.8, C++ CC-5.5.</LI>
<LI>Linux, gcc 3.2.3 or gcc 3.4.5.<BR>
This configuration was tested on <I>32 bits architectures (Intel)</I>
and <I>64 bits architectures (AMD)</I> with the Scientific Linux CERN 3
(SLC3) distribution (based on RedHat Linux Enterprise 3) and
Scientific Linux CERN 4 (SLC4) distribution (based on RedHat Linux
Enterprise 4).
Versions of Geant4 have also been compiled successfully on other
Linux distributions, like Debian, Suse or other RedHat systems.</LI>
<LI>Windows/XP and CygWin Tools with: Visual C++ 7.1 .NET</LI>
</UL>
More verified configurations:
<UL>
<LI>SUN Solaris 5.8, C++ CC-5.4 Patch 111715-02</LI>
<LI>Linux, gcc-4.1.1</LI>
<LI>Linux, Intel-icc 9.1</LI>
<LI>MacOS 10.4, gcc-4.0.1</LI>
<LI>Windows/XP and CygWin Tools with: Visual C++ 8.0 (Visual Studio 2005)</LI>
</UL>
Platforms configured but not tested and not supported:
<UL>
<LI>AIX 4.3.2, xlC 6.0</LI>
<LI>DEC V4.0, cxx C++ V6.1-027</LI>
<LI>HP 10.20, aCC C++ B3910B A.01.23</LI>
<LI>SGI V6.5.5, CC 7.2.1</LI>
</UL>
<P> </P>
<A NAME="2."></A>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>2. CLHEP and AIDA</H2>
Geant4 8.2 requires the installation of
<A TARGET="ext" HREF="http://cern.ch/clhep">CLHEP</A>.<BR>
Tests have been performed with <B>CLHEP-2.0.3.1</B><BR>
The software has been verified also with <B>CLHEP-1.9.3.1</B>.<BR>
<P> </P>
Geant4 8.2 examples with histogramming cowork with analysis tools compliant
to AIDA 3.2.1 interfaces.<BR>
AIDA headers can be downloaded from:
<A TARGET="ext" HREF="http://aida.freehep.org">http://aida.freehep.org</A>
<P> </P>
<A NAME="3."></A>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>3. Items for migration of the user code</H2>
Listed here is some relevant information on developments included in this
release, some of which may require minor migrations for advanced uses of
features in Geant4 in order to upgrade from release 8.1 to release 8.2.
Note that a full re-installation of libraries (or a full recompilation) and
a recompilation of user applications is anyhow required.
<P> </P>
<B>Standard Electromagnetic physics</B>
<P> </P>
Some improvements were introduced to multiple scattering, which provide
improved results for large angle scattering; better particle transport near
geometry boundaries and less cut dependence for sampling calorimeters
(see details in Physics Reference Manual).<BR>
A new class <TT>G4hMultipleScattering</TT> has been created to provide faster
simulation of hadron transport. This class uses the same multiple scattering
model configured to reduce step limitation. It is used for hadrons and ions
in most physics lists.<BR>
A new module polarization is introduced for simulation of circular polarized
beams of <TT>e+-</TT> and <TT>gamma</TT>.<BR>
The change in response of calorimeters, due to the revision of the
multiple scattering process (in its default configuration) is expected
to be less than 1%. Larger differences are seen in the revised
configuration, which does not apply most step limitations for electons and
that is used in the QGSP_EMV physics list.
<P> </P>
<B>Hadronic physics</B>
<P> </P>
Reviewed coherent elastic scattering processes: data tables are now computed
on-flight and the G4ELASTIC data set is no longer necessary.<BR>
New data sets are required for this release, see details below.
<P> </P>
<B>Physics Lists</B>
<P> </P>
The physics list module has been moved inside the <TT>source</TT> tree; as
such it is now built as part of the kernel libraries by default. The number of
libraries has been reduced to two; it is now possible to use them together
with shared libraries (or DLL on Windows) and global libraries.
<P> </P>
<A NAME="4."></A>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>4. Known Run-Time Problems and Limitations</H2>
For a complete list of outstanding run-time problems and to submit any
problem you may find running this version of Geant4, please refer to the
<A TARGET="ext" HREF="http://cern.ch/geant4/problemreport">Geant4 Problem Reporting
System</A>.
<P> </P>
<A NAME="5."></A>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>5. Compilation Warnings</H2>
There may be compilation warnings on some platforms. We do not believe
that any will lead to incorrect run-time behaviour.
<P> </P>
<A NAME="6."></A>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>6. Known Run-Time Warnings</H2>
The following message can be written to error output while tracking.
We believe it does not give rise to incorrect behaviour.
<PRE>
G4PropagateInField: Warning: Particle is looping
- tracking in field will be stopped.
It has performed 1000 steps in Field while a maximum of 1000
are allowed.
</PRE>
<P> </P>
<A NAME="7."></A>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>7. Geant4 Software License</H2>
A Software License applies to the Geant4 code.
The details and the list of copyright holders is available at
<A href="http://cern.ch/geant4/license">http://cern.ch/geant4/license</A>
and also in a text file <TT>LICENSE</TT> distributed with the source code.
<P> </P>
<A NAME="8."></A>
<HR>
<!-- ============================================== -->
<H2>8. Detailed list of changes and fixes</H2>
These are the main new features/fixes included in this release since the
last patched public release (for the detailed list of fixes/additions,
please refer to the related History files provided in most packages):
<P> </P>
<A NAME="conf-notes">
<H3><I>Configuration</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><TT>Configure</TT> script:
<UL>
<LI>Updated settings for new data sets.</LI>
<LI>Fixed issues of caching values for paths to CLHEP and external
libraries. Added setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH in <TT>env.[c]sh</TT>
generated scripts.</LI>
<LI>Fixed issue on MacOS for <TT>-ldlibs</TT> option to the <TT>Configure</TT>
script: added .dylib search in <TT>liblist.c</TT> for list of libraries.
Addressing problem report #885.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>Use variables defined at architecture level for calls to system
function in scripts, to avoid ambiguity of paths in CygWin environment
in Windows.</LI>
<LI><TT>binmake.gmk</TT>: added electromagnetic/polarisation module and
new physics_lists module.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="digits-notes">
<H3><I>Digitazation & Hits</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Introduced new class <TT>G4PSCellCharge</TT>, a primitive scorer class for
scoring cell charge; the cell charge is defined as the sum of deposited
charge in the cell.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="emstd-notes">
<H3><I>Electromagnetic Processes (High-energy and Standard)</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><B>Standard</B>
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4MultipleScattering</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Set default <TT>skin=1</TT> only for e+-, for all other particles
default <TT>skin=0</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4hMultipleScattering</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>New class which by default has step limitation only near
geometry boundary with <TT>FacRange=0.2</TT>; meant to be
used for hadrons/ions.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4UrbanMscModel</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Fixed initialisation in <TT>ComputeTruePathLengthLimit()</TT>,
fixed <TT>stepmin=1.e-6*mm</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Fixed problem of genreation of NaN inside method
<TT>SampleCosineTheta()</TT>.<BR>
<TT>theta0</TT> parameter for <TT>SampleCosineTheta()</TT> is
computed in a public function <TT>ComputeTheta0()</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Adopting new approach for accessing geometrical safety,
according to recent developments for parallel navigation.</LI>
<LI>No <TT>z</TT> sampling in <TT>ComputeGeomPathLength()</TT> by
default.</LI>
<LI>Step limitation algorithm has been modified:
<UL>
<LI>Minimum steplimit in 8.1: <TT>tlimitmin = max(lambda/25,
5 nanometer)</TT><BR>
Now: <TT>tlimitmin = max(lambda/25, 1.01*stepmin)</TT><BR>
where <TT>stepmin ~ lambda elastic</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Introduced possibility to have extreme small step(s) before
boundary crossing (feature not active by default); it can be
activated by setting the data member <TT>skin</TT> to a
non-negative value; <TT>steplimit = stepmin</TT>, if the
distance to the boundary (in the original direction) is
smaller than <TT>skin*stepmin</TT>. The parameter
<TT>skin</TT> is set to 1 by default.</LI>
<LI>The step restriction is weaker for particles with higher
energy, i.e., bigger effective <TT>facrange</TT> value is used
in this case; in 8.0/8.1 this scaling depended on <TT>Tkin</TT>,
in the new version the scaling depends on <TT>lambda</TT>,
giving smaller material dependence.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>Angular distribution has been changed:
<UL>
<LI>Single/plural scattering for <TT>step <= stepmin</TT> (in
this case <TT>t = z</TT> + no lateral displacement).</LI>
<LI>Parameter <TT>theta0</TT> has been (sligtly) modified.</LI>
<LI>The tail of the distribution has been modified, now the
parameter describing the tail is material (i.e. <TT>Z</TT>)
dependent.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4CoulombScatteringModel</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Using inheritance from <TT>G4eCoulombScatteringModel</TT> class.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4eCoulombScatteringModel</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Set total elastic cross section const below <TT>1 keV</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Screening parameter computation is now done in inline function.</LI>
<LI>Set default low limit on scattering angle to zero.</LI>
<LI>Fixed cross section and sampling of final state.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4BraggIonModel</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Reduced lowest energy for parameterisation to <TT>0.25 keV</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4eeToTwoGammaModel</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Introduced new member <TT>theGamma</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4eplusAnnihilation52</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Added extra protection against zero energy in PostStep.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>Added deprecation warning to all processes 52 and 71 type.</LI>
<LI>Included changes required for new processes/models with
polarization.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Muons</B>
<UL>
<LI>Added deprecation warning to all processes 52 and 71 type.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>HighEnergy</B>
<UL>
<LI>Added new classes <TT>G4mplIonisation</TT> and
<TT>G4mplIonisationModel</TT>, implementing ionisation for a
classical magnetic monopole.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4hhIonisation</TT>: added <TT>maxKinEnergy</TT> class member
(set to <TT>100 TeV</TT>).</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Polarisation</B>
<UL>
<LI>New polarisation library for simulation of circular polarized beams
of <TT>e+-</TT> and <TT>gamma</TT>, including following processes
and models: <TT>e+e-</TT> annihilation, bremsstrahlung, compton
scattering, ionisation and <TT>e+e-</TT> pair production.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Utils</B>
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4EnergyLossMessenger</TT>: added commands <TT>binsDEDX</TT>
and <TT>binsLambda</TT>.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4VEmProcess</TT>: added public function <TT>SetModel()</TT>.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4VEmModel</TT>: added member <TT>currentElement</TT> and protected
accessors.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4LossTableManager</TT>: added method
<TT>GetEnergyLossProcess()</TT>.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4EmCalculator</TT>: added computation of smoothing factor for
<TT>dedx</TT> of hadrons and ions. Changed the threshold of
<TT>1 keV</TT> to <TT>10 keV</TT> to access low-energy ionisation.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="emlow-notes">
<H3><I>Electromagnetic Processes (Low-energy)</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>New data set G4EMLOW-4.1 with new Auger data.</LI>
<LI>Bug fixes in <TT>G4FluoData</TT> class.</LI>
<LI>Developments and fixes for atomic deexcitation.</LI>
<LI>Cosmetics on code formatting for DNA processes.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="evt-notes">
<H3><I>Event</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>First implementation of flat_sampling (biasing) for multiple sources in
GPS.</LI>
<LI>Added flag in <TT>G4Event</TT> to keep the particular event object until
the end of the current run. Added method to <TT>G4EventManager</TT> to
control the above flag and related UI command in <TT>G4EvManMessenger</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Corrected initialization in G4PSEneDistribution.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="gen-notes">
<H3><I>General Processes: Parameterisation, Scoring, Transportation</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><B>Parameterisation</B>
<UL>
<LI>Introduced new classes to handle multiple navigation in parallel
geometries (<B>Beta release</B>):
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4FastSimulationManagerProcess81</TT>: new process which will
replace the current default one <TT>G4FastSimulationManagerProcess</TT>
in a future release. This class can handle either navigator for
tracking or for fast parameterisation.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4GFSManager81</TT>: class that gathers the future code to
become the default at next major release in the
<TT>G4GlobalFastSimulationManager</TT> class.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4FastSimulationManager</TT>: adapted to new scheme. Still has
old code for backward compatibilty.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4FastSimulationMessenger</TT>: new command <TT>/param/showSetup</TT>,
useful to show the fast simulation setup (region, models, processes,
etc...). It is only valid for geometry closed state.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4GlobalFastSimulationManager</TT>: limited number of warning
messages printed.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4FastSimulationManagerProcess</TT>: minor bug fix.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Scoring</B>
<UL>
<LI>New module with classes for handling scoring and geometrical biasing
in parallel geometries using multiple navigation (<B>Beta release</B>).
Will replace corresponding classes in <TT>transportation</TT> and
<TT>digits_hits</TT> modules in future releases.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Transportation</B>
<UL>
<LI>Introduced new class to handle multiple navigation in parallel
geometries (<B>Beta release</B>):
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4CoupledTransportation</TT>: revised version of
<TT>G4Transportation</TT>, for use in 'coupled' parallel
navigation in different geometries.
Likely to replace <TT>G4Transportation</TT> in future major
release.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>Added new classes <TT>G4NeutronKiller</TT> and
<TT>G4NeutronKillerMessenger</TT> to allow for easy disabling
simulation of unwanted neutrons; useful to improve CPU performance.
Two parameters are provided: low energy threshold for neutron kinetic
energy (default 0), and time limit for neutron track (default DBL_MAX);
these parameters can be changed via accessors in the code or through
UI commands in the provided messenger:
<TT>/physics_engine/neutron/energyCut</TT> and
<TT>/physics_engine/neutron/timeLimit</TT>. If a neutron track is
killed no energy deposition is added to the step.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="geo-notes">
<H3><I>Geometry</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><B>Magnetic field</B>
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4FieldTrack</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Implemented missing definition for <TT>GetCharge()</TT> method.</LI>
<LI>Corrected <TT>const</TT> qualifier for accessors in the subclass.</LI>
<LI>Some code cleanup.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Management</B>
<UL>
<LI>Added <TT>GetSurfaceArea()</TT> method to <TT>G4VSolid</TT> for
approximated computation of the surfare area of a shape.</LI>
<LI>Corrected deregistration and deletion of world default region, now
happening through <TT>G4RunManagerKernel</TT>.
Minor cleanup in the implementation of the other stores.</LI>
<LI>Fix in <TT>G4ReflectedSolid::CreatePolyhedron()</TT> for case of
component that does not have a <TT>G4Polyhedron</TT> representation.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Navigation</B>
<UL>
<LI>Introduced new classes for handling multiple geometries (<B>Beta release</B>):
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4PathFinder</TT>: class responsible of determining the correct
path taking into account response from multiple navigators attached
to user-defined parallel geometries. It ensures that tracking in a
magnetic field sees these parallel geometries at each trial step,
and that the earliest boundary limits the step.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4SafetyHelper</TT>: helper class for physics processes which
require knowledge of the geometrical safety, and the step size for
the 'mass' geometry.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4MultiNavigator</TT>: utility class for polling the navigators
of several geometries to identify the next boundary.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4Navigator</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Added inline methods <TT>EnteredDaughterVolume()</TT> and
<TT>ExitedMotherVolume()</TT> to allow for verification of a
point entering a daughter volume or exiting the mother volume.
Moved related data members to protected.</LI>
<LI>Made <TT>LocateGlobalPointAndSetup()</TT> method virtual. Moved
to non virtual and inline <TT>LocateGlobalPointAndUpdateTouchableHandle()</TT>
method.</LI>
<LI>Moved <TT>fHistory</TT> data member to protected to allow for more
complete subclassing.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4TransportationManager</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Added methods to access the list of the registered worlds.</LI>
<LI>Added new method <TT>SetWorldForTracking()</TT> to enable change
of world from the RunManager.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4PropagatorInField</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Introduced fix in <TT>LocateIntersectionPoint()</TT>, to subdivide
in case it cannot find intersection point quickly.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Solids</B>
<UL>
<LI>Implemented specific computation of surface area for CSG solids and
included caching mechanism for the computed value.</LI>
<LI><I>Boolean</I>:
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4IntersectionSolid</TT>, <TT>G4SubtractionSolid</TT>,
<TT>G4UnionSolid</TT>: fixed <TT>CreatePolyhedron()</TT> for case
of component that does not have a <TT>G4Polyhedron</TT>
representation.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><I>Specific</I>:
<UL>
<LI>Implemented <TT>CreatePolyhedron()</TT> for <TT>G4Polyhedra</TT>
and <TT>G4Polycone</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Added concrete implementation of <TT>GetSurfaceArea()</TT> in
<TT>G4Tet</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Volumes</B>
<UL>
<LI>Use <I>direct</I> rotation/translation instead of <I>frame</I>
rotation/translation in concrete <TT>CheckOverlaps()</TT> method of
<TT>G4PVPlacement</TT> and <TT>G4PVParameterised</TT> volumes.<BR>
Fixes a problem reported for wrong transformation associated to
overlap-check in displaced boolean solids, but also asymmetrical
placements.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="glob-notes">
<H3><I>Global</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>New class <TT>G4SliceTimer</TT> with implementation derived from
<TT>G4Timer</TT> for the computation of slice time intervals.</LI>
<LI>Fixed incorrect behavior of <TT>G4StateManager</TT>, so that now it
changes the state -after- asked to all the <TT>G4VStateDependent</TT>
classes.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4UnitsTable</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Removed <TT>mum</TT>; <TT>um</TT> should be used instead.</LI>
<LI>Added <TT>ClearUnitsTable()</TT> method to <TT>G4UnitDefinition</TT>
to allow for proper deallocation of units from the run-manager.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>Added signal handler for debugging FPE signals and catching NaNs in
applications. Works only on Linux with gcc compiler.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="greps-notes">
<H3><I>Graphical Representations</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4VisAttributes</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Changed <TT>GetAttValues()</TT> to <TT>CreateAttValues()</TT>.
It creates an expendable copy on the heap, thus following the
behaviour of <TT>CreateAttValues()</TT> in trajectories, hits, etc.
This achieves consistency of behaviour and user expectation; the user
is responsible for deletion after use.</LI>
<LI>Added time range and <TT>ForceLineSegmentsPerCircle</TT> attribute.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4VGraphicsScene</TT>: removed <TT>Establish</TT>/<TT>DecommissionSpecials</TT>.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4Visible</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Added <TT>fAllocatedVisAttributes</TT> to prevent memory leak.</LI>
<LI>Fixed copy constructor and assignment operator for deep copies.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4VVisManager</TT>: added <TT>FilterHit()</TT> method.</LI>
<LI>Made <TT>G4VFilter::Accept()</TT> method <TT>const</TT>.</LI>
<LI>New utility class <TT>G4AttHolder</TT> to hold <TT>G4AttValues</TT> and
their corresponding <TT>G4AttDef</TT> map.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4AttCheck</TT>:
<UL>
<LI>Added bool to the list of allowed G4AttValue value types
and added <TT>Density</TT> to the list of units categories.</LI>
<LI>Fixes for dimensionless "Physics" attributes.</LI>
<LI>Added store key to printing in <TT>operator<<()</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Improved error checking.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4AttDefStore</TT>: added <TT>GetStoreKey()</TT> method.</LI>
<LI>Bug fix in <TT>HepPolyhedronEllipticalCone</TT> causing wrong visualization
of <TT>G4EllipticalCone</TT> solids.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="had-notes">
<H3><I>Hadronic Processes</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><B>Cross sections</B>
<UL>
<LI>Changed scaling of interpolated pion cross sections from
<TT>Z^(2/3)</TT> to <TT>A^(3/4)</TT>. Will slightly increase
interpolated cross section values.</LI>
<LI>Use constant ion cross section above <YY>10 GeV/A</TT> in
<TT>G4IonsShenCrossSection</TT>. This extends range of validity
to <TT>1TeV/A</TT>.</LI>
<LI>In <TT>G4GlauberGribovCrossSection</TT>, calculating coherent
elastic scattering for protons and neutrons on nuclei down to
<TT>0.3 GeV</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>High Precision Neutrons</B>
<UL>
<LI>New data set G4NDL-3.10, containing cross sections and models below
<TT>4eV</TT> based on thermal neutron scattering files from the
evaluated nuclear data files ENDF/B-VI, Release2.</LI>
<LI>New cross section data files added from JENDL database. Will allow
extended validity of HP neutrons up to <TT>3 GeV</TT> in next
release.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Elastic scattering</B>
<UL>
<LI>New CHIPS <TT>G4QElastic</TT> process introduced. Uses improved fits
to cross section data, correct kinematics. Currently to be used with
proton and neutron projectiles only.</LI>
<LI>Extended coherent elastic scattering (<TT>G4ElasticHadrNucleusHE</TT>)
down to <TT>0.4 GeV</TT>.<BR>
Completed review and update of the class: data tables are computed
on-flight, G4ELASTICDATA data set is no longer used.
The model is applicable for all nuclei, except deuteron, triton,
He3, and A>238.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Radioactive decay</B>
<UL>
<LI>Added capability of handling decay emission of proton or neutron for
decays of He5 (alpha+n) and Li5 (alpha+p).
Addressing problem report #852.</LI>
<LI>New updated data set: RadioactiveDecay 3.1.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Stopping</B>
<UL>
<LI>Reviewed kinematics in mu-stopping (<TT>G4MuonMinusCaptureAtRest</TT>),
special treatment of stopping in H and He media. Addressing problem
report.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4MuMinusCaptureCascade</TT>: clean up of interfaces; improved
kinematics in muon decay sampling.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Utils</B>
<UL>
<LI>In <TT>G4ReactionDynamics::AddBlackTrackParticles()</TT>,
corrected cases of division by zero.</LI>
<LI>Changed text layout in <TT>G4HadronicWhiteBoard</TT>, to conform with
standard <TT>G4Exception</TT> text.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="intercoms-notes">
<H3><I>Intercoms</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Extended <TT>G4UImanager::Loop()</TT> and <TT>/control/loop</TT> UI
command to handle negative increments.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="mat-notes">
<H3><I>Materials</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Added methods to access vector of names of NIST elements and materials.</LI>
<LI>Added methods <TT>GetAtomicMass()</TT>, <TT>AddIsotopeMass()</TT>, returning
atom mass and nuclear mass in Geant4 units.</LI>
<LI>Added <TT>GetTotalBindingEnergy()</TT> method to <TT>G4AtomicShells</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Added <TT>Get/SetNaturalAbundancesFlag()</TT>.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="part-notes">
<H3><I>Particles</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Updated mass/width/encoding of particles to match with PDG2006:
<LI>Introduced PDG encoding for nuclei.</LI>
<LI>Added <TT>G4Exception</TT> warning if sum of daughter mass exceeds parent
mass in <TT>G4PhaseSpaceDecayChannel</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Modified <TT>GetMass()</TT> and <TT>GetCharge()</TT> of
<TT>G4PrimaryParticle</TT> to return PDG mass and charge if users do not
specify them.</LI>
<LI>Optimized implementation of <TT>G4IonTable::IsLightIon()</TT> method.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="persistency-notes">
<H3><I>Persistency</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Protected with flag G4LIB_USE_HEPMC code which explicitly uses HepMC
classes, to allow for porting to CLHEP 1.9.3.X or 2.0.3.X releases.</LI>
<LI>Added setup for retrieving HepMC in case G4LIB_USE_HEPMC is set and the
HEPMC_DIR path defined in the environment.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="run-notes">
<H3><I>Run</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Handling multiple navigation in parallel geometries (<B>Beta release</B>):
<UL>
<LI><TT>G4VUserParallelWorld</TT>: new abstract base class for the
generation of the user's parallel world. The user must create the
new parallel world by retrieving it from the provided
<TT>GetWorld()</TT> protected method, and fill it inside through the
<TT>Construct()</TT> method. The constructor takes a unique name of
the parallel world, which is used to set the name of the world physical
volume of the new parallel world.</LI>
<LI>Added mechanism for detecting presence of parallel world registered
and allow for switching of transportation in <TT>G4VUserPhysicsList</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><TT>G4Run</TT> object is now kept until the beginning of the next run, so
that the user can have an access to the valid <TT>G4Run</TT> pointer during
the <TT>Idle</TT> state after the run.
Events can be kept un-deleted, stored in <TT>G4Run</TT>, and persist until
the deletion of the <TT>G4Run</TT> objects.</LI>
<LI>Added call to the FPE handler in constructor of <TT>G4RunManagerKernel</TT>.</LI>
<LI>In destructor of <TT>G4RunManagerKernel</TT>, allow for proper deletion of
default region and deallocation of units from the <TT>G4UnitsTable</TT>.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="track-notes">
<H3><I>Track and Tracking</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><B>Track</B>
<UL>
<LI>Moved <TT>G4TrackVector</TT> class from <I>tracking</I> module.</LI>
<LI>Added secondary vector to <TT>G4Step</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Added methods for setting polarization and modifying weight for
<TT>G4ParticleChangeForGamma</TT> and <TT>G4ParticleChangeForLoss</TT>.</LI>
<LI>New methods <TT>IsFirst/LastStepInVolume()</TT> in <TT>G4Step</TT>,
with accessors and modifiers in <TT>G4Step</TT> and <TT>G4VParticleChange</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Revised method <TT>UpdateStepForPostStep()</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>Tracking</B>
<UL>
<LI>Secondary vector is now owned by <TT>G4Step</TT> and </TT>G4TrackVector</TT>
class has been moved in the <I>track</I> module.</LI>
<LI>Fix in <TT>G4SteppingVerbose</TT> for <TT>ForceCondition</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Fixed "double-deletion" problem in the destructor of
<TT>G4SteppingManager</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Added new method <TT>TrackBanner()</TT> in <TT>G4TrackingManager</TT>;
moved all hard-coded verbosity to this method.
Modified <TT>G4SteppingManager</TT> to invoke this new method.</LI>
<LI>Fix in <TT>G4SteppingManager</TT> for the treatment of trajectory
update. Modified trajectory classes accordingly.</LI>
<LI>Augmented <TT>/tracking/storeTrajectory</TT> command. Now taking
integer parameter:<BR>
0 : Don't Store trajectories.
!=0 : Store trajectories.<BR>
1 : Choose G4Trajectory as default.<BR>
2 : Choose G4SmoothTrajectory as default.<BR>
3 : Choose G4RichTrajectory as default.</LI>
<LI>In all trajectories:
<UL>
<LI>Added protection to points container pointer in destructor.</LI>
<LI>Made <TT>G4AttDef</TT> descriptions more concise.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4RichTrajectory</TT>: bug fix, created <TT>G4AttValues</TT>
for user-defined creator process.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4VTrajectory</TT>: improved <TT>ShowTrajectory()</TT>
implementation.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="vis-notes">
<H3><I>Visualization</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI><B>Overall</B>
<UL>
<LI>Expanded previous trajectory-modeling abilities (<TT>drawByCharge</TT>,
<TT>drawByParticleType</TT>, <TT>drawByOriginVolume</TT>) to now allow
drawing by arbitrary attributes. Allows, for example, "color by momentum range".
<BR>
See commands such as <tt>/vis/modeling/trajectories/create/drawByAttribute</tt></LI>
<LI>Expanded previous trajectory and hit filtering abilities
(<TT>filterByCharge</TT>, <TT>filterByParticleType</TT>,
<TT>filterByOriginVolume</TT>) to now allow filtering by arbitrary
attributes. Allows, for example, filter out all trajectories from
particles with momentum below a specified cutoff.
<BR>
See commands such as <tt>/vis/filtering/trajectories/create/attributeFilter</tt></LI>
<LI>Added trajectory time-slicing. Makes it possible to create movies that
show time-development of events. Currently supported only in OpenGL viewers.
<BR>
See detailed commands under OpenGL below.</LI>
<LI>Added facility for easy interactive selection of whether trajectory
should be simple, rich or smooth.
<BR>
See new parameters "rich" and "smooth" in command
<tt>/vis/scene/add/trajectories</tt></LI>
<LI>Transients are no longer lost when you change the view or change
viewers (for example from OpenGL to DAWN).</LI>
<LI>Implemented commands to complement the new "event keeping" facilities
in the kernel. Visualization can display any event that has been
specified should be kept. Event keeping is also automatically activated
when there is a visualization that accumulates multiple events into one
visualization, so that it is possible to later go back and visualize
the individual accumulated events one at a time.
<BR>
See command <tt>/vis/reviewKeptEvents</tt></LI>
<LI>Added command to clear transients from current viewer.
<BR>
See command <tt>/vis/viewer/clearTransients</tt></LI>
<LI>Added ability in <tt>G4VisAttributes</tt> to force the number of line
segments used to represent a circle (the given volume will use this
value rather than any value set from the interactive command
<TT>/vis/viewer/set/lineSegmentsPerCircle</TT>).
<BR>
Specify as <tt>G4VisAttributes::SetForceLineSegmentsPerCircle</tt></LI>
<LI>Added command to control line width.
<BR>
See command <tt>/vis/viewer/set/globalLineWidthScale</tt></LI>
<LI>Added ability to specify clipping/cutaway planes for the view
(currently works only in OpenGL since uses OpenGL clip plane
capabilities, but may eventually be extended to other viewers).
<BR>
See commands:
<BR><tt>/vis/viewer/addCutawayPlane</tt>
<BR><tt>/vis/viewer/changeCutawayPlane</tt>
<BR><tt>/vis/viewer/clearCutawayPlanes</tt></LI>
<LI>Added command to create exploded-view.
<BR>
See command <tt>/vis/viewer/set/explodeFactor</tt></LI>
<LI>Implemented visualization of parallel worlds. Commands that add volumes
understand the names of the various worlds.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>OpenGL</B>
<UL>
<LI>Added facility to have OpenGL write to an EPS file.
<BR>
See command <tt>/vis/oglx/printEPS</tt></LI>
<LI>Added ability to create movies that show time-development of events.
<BR>
Controlled by commands such as <tt>/vis/modeling/trajectories/drawByCharge-0/default/ setTimeSliceInterval 0.1 ns</tt>
<BR>and new OpenGL commands:
<BR><tt>/vis/ogl/set/startTime and endTime</tt>
<BR><tt>/vis/ogl/set/fade</tt>
<BR><tt>/vis/ogl/set/displayHeadTime</tt>
<BR><tt>/vis/ogl/set/displayLightFront</tt>
<BR>See <A HREF="http://geant4.slac.stanford.edu/Presentations/vis/HowToMakeAMovie.pdf">detailed HowTo</a>.
<BR>Also see Application Developers Guide, Section 8.10, Making a Movie.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>OpenInventor</B>
<UL>
<LI>Added ability to show attributes upon picking of solids, trajectories
and hits.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>RayTracer</B>
<UL>
<LI>Deprecated <tt>/vis/rayTracer/backgroundColour</tt>.
<BR>
Instead use command <tt>/vis/viewer/set/background</tt></LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>HepRepFile</B>
<UL>
<LI>Corrected handling of Hits that come via AddSolids.</LI>
<LI>Improved handling of trajectory points.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>ASCIITree</B>
<UL>
<LI>Added printing of material name.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="env-notes">
<H3><I>Environments</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Python environment:
<UL>
<LI>Added MacOSX support.</LI>
<LI>More exposed methods.</LI>
<LI>Added physics list module.</LI>
<LI>Added GUI examples using wxPython.</LI>
<LI>Implemented <TT>G4ExceptionHandler</TT> as translation to Python exceptions.</LI>
<LI>Removed obsolete method GetObjectRotation() from G4VPhysicalVolume wrapper.</LI>
<LI>Fixed namespace problem in pyG4Material.</LI>
<LI>Replaced <TT>SetVerbosity()</TT> method with <TT>SetVerboseLevel()</TT> in pyG4VisManager.</LI>
<LI>Added messenger for <TT>ExN03geom</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="lst-notes">
<H3><I>Physics lists</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Moved physics lists into source tree. Removed external tree.
Simplified directory and library structure.</LI>
<LI>Deleted two "_GN" lists which were added in release 8.1 by mistake.</LI>
<LI>Added warning for physics lists now obsolete:
LHEP: _HP, _BIC, BIC_HP, _PRECO, QGSP_HP.</LI>
<LI>Added neutron tracking cut to QGSP and FTF lists without _HP extension.</LI>
<LI>Added lists QGSC_EMV, QGSC_EFLOW, QGSP_BIC_HP and QGSP_QEL (i.e QGSP with
CHIPS elastic).</LI>
<LI>Fix to initialise activation flag in <TT>G4HadronQElasticPhysics</TT> constructor.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4HadronElasticPhysics</TT>: configure neutrons separately from other
hadrons.</LI>
<LI><TT>G4HadronProcessStore</TT>: implemented computation of cross sections.</LI>
<LI>Added possibility to use Glauber-Gribov cross-sections in QBBC.</LI>
<LI>Updated versions numbers.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="data-notes">
<H3><I>Data sets</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>New data set for low-energy electromagnetic processes: G4EMLOW 4.1:
<UL>
<LI>Updated Auger data set.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>New data set for high-precision neutron processes: G4NDL 3.10:
<UL>
<LI>New Thermal Scattering files:<BR>
H in H2O. Source: H2O (thermal) from ENDF/B-VI Tape 118<BR>
Graphite. Source: graphite thermal file from lanl for release 2<BR>
Polyethylene. Source: Poly (thermal) from ENDF/B-VI Tape 118.</LI>
<LI>New JENDL_HE files:<BR>
Elastic and Inelastic cross section from "JENDL High Energy File 2004"
for H(1), C(12,13), O(16), Mg(24,25,26), Al(27), Si(28,29,30),
K(39,41), Ca(40,42,43,44,46,48), Fe(54,56,57,58), Cu(63,65),
Zn(64,66,67,68,70).</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>New data set for radioactive decay processes: RadioactiveDecay 3.1.</LI>
<LI>Archived data set for high energy elastic scattering processes, no
longer necessary.</LI>
</UL>
<A NAME="ex-notes">
<H3><I>Examples</I></H3></A>
<UL>
<LI>Updated reference outputs.</LI>
<LI>Modified where necessary the setup for accessing physics lists
after the inclusion of Physics Lists as kernel libraries.</LI>
<LI><B>advanced</B>
<UL>
<LI>air_shower
<UL>
<LI>Removed invocation of <TT>Visualisation.mac</TT> in <TT>main()</TT>
if <TT>argc==1</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>brachytherapy
<UL>
<LI>Removed <TT>/vis/scene/transientsAction none</TT> command (no
longer available).</LI>
<LI>Physics list cleaned. The cut is fixed to a value lower than the
<TT>1 keV</TT> limit.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>human_phantom
<UL>
<LI>New example implementing anthropomorphic phantoms (male and female)
based on MIRD/ORNL model with geometry description derived from GDML
persistent files.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>microbeam
<UL>
<LI>Replaced <TT>G4MultipleScattering</TT> process for alphas by
new <TT>G4hMultipleScattering</TT> implementation.</LI>
<LI>Removed obsolete vis-manager classes.
Now using <TT>G4VisExecutive</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>raredecay_calorimetry
<UL>
<LI>Removed obsolete vis-manager classes.
Now using <TT>G4VisExecutive</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI><B>extended</B>
<UL>
<LI>analysis/A01
<UL>
<LI>Removed unused attributes from hit classes.</LI>
<LI>Fixed limits on histogram and changed "Bookkeeping" to "Physics"
in <TT>G4AttDefs</TT>.</LI>
<LI>Removed tracking action. Use <TT>/vis/scene/add/trajectories rich</TT>
command, etc.</LI>
<LI>Invoke <TT>G4UIterminal(new G4UItcsh)</TT> if G4UI_USE_TCSH set.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>Removed old PhysicsLists '52' and '71' in "electromagnetic"
examples.</LI>
<LI>electromagnetic/TestEm0
<UL>
<LI>Added interface to NIST materials.</LI>
<LI>Correction in <TT>DetectorConstruction::SetMaterial()</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>electromagnetic/TestEm3
<UL>
<LI>Fixed names of standard EM builders.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>electromagnetic/TestEm5
<UL>
<LI>Added interface to NIST materials.</LI>
<LI>Added "standardSS" physics (single scattering instead of multiple).</LI>
<LI><TT>StackingAction</TT>: more options for <TT>killSecondaries</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>electromagnetic/TestEm7
<UL>
<LI>Added NIST materials.</LI>
<LI>Fixed cout for the case when range exceeds width of the absorber.</LI>
<LI>Renamed standard options: "G4standard", "G4standard_fast".</LI>
<LI>Added Livermore and Penelope options.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>electromagnetic/TestEm8
<UL>
<LI>Updated <TT>DetectorConstruction</TT> and <TT>PhysListEmModelPai</TT>.</LI>
</UL></LI>
<LI>electromagnetic/TestEm9
<UL>
<LI>Added PhysListEmPenelope and PhysListEmLivermore.</LI>