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[ascl:1010.081] MGGPOD: A Monte Carlo Suite for Gamma-Ray Astronomy

We have developed MGGPOD, a user-friendly suite of Monte Carlo codes built around the widely used GEANT (Version 3.21) package. The MGGPOD Monte Carlo suite and documentation are publicly available for download. MGGPOD is an ideal tool for supporting the various stages of gamma-ray astronomy missions, ranging from the design, development, and performance prediction through calibration and response generation to data reduction. In particular, MGGPOD is capable of simulating ab initio the physical processes relevant for the production of instrumental backgrounds. These include the build-up and delayed decay of radioactive isotopes as well as the prompt de-excitation of excited nuclei, both of which give rise to a plethora of instrumental gamma-ray background lines in addition to continuum backgrounds.

Code site:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110512023218/http://www.gamma.mpe-garching.mpg.de/MEGA/mggpod.html
Described in:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004ESASP.552..905W https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ApJS..156...69W
Bibcode:
2010ascl.soft10081W

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