Monte Carlo in experimental physics
~50-60% NIM/TNS papers
Fraction of published papers
Increasing use of Monte
Carlo simulation in
HEP/nuclear/astro/medical
physics
% of TNS papers mentioning Monte Carlo or
simulation
60%
50%
Similar trends observed
in other journals
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Year
The butterfly effect: Correlations between modeling in nuclear-particle physics and socioeconomic factors
Pia, M.G.; Basaglia, T.; Bell, Z.W.; Dressendorfer, P.V.;
Proc. IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp. 2010, pp. 710 - 717
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S. Agostinelli et al.,Geant4 - a simulation toolkit
NIM A, vol. 506, pp. 250-303, 2003
2582 citations
(Thomson Reuters, ISI Web of Knowledge, 12/12/2011)
Most cited paper in Nuclear Science & Technology
Multi-disciplinary applications
INFN is the largest source of
citations to Geant4 (~25%),
i.e. the largest Geant4 user
2nd most cited INFN paper
1
Stochastic resonance
Gammaitoni L et al.
Rev. Mod. Phys. (70) 223-287, 1998
Cited: 2750
2
GEANT4-a simulation toolkit
Agostinelli S et al.
NIM A (506) 250-303, 2003
Institutes
Citations
INFN
490
Univ. Roma 1
336
RAL
333
Cited: 2582
3
HERWIG 5.1 - A Monte-Carlo event generator for simulating
hadron emission reactions with interfering gluons
Marchesini G et al.
Comp. Phys. Comm. (67) 465-508, 1992
Cited: 1211
4
Gauge-models with spontaneously broken local supersymmetry
Barbieri R, Ferrara S, Savoy CA
Phys. Lett. B (119) 343-347, 1982
Cited: 961
5
Observation of top-quark production in (p)over-bar-p collisions
with the Collider Detector at Fermilab
Author(s): Abe F et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. (74) 2626-2631, 1995
Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova
Cited: 940
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Object oriented toolkit for the simulation of
particle interactions with matter
Courtesy CMS Collaboration
INFN partecipa a Geant4 dalla fase RD44 (1994-1998)
Commissione Calcolo fino al 2005 e dal 2012 (UQ project)
Geant4, NANO5, MC-INFN e FLUKA in Commissione V
Significativi contributi originali alla ricerca in simulazione
Fisica di basse energie, processi elettromagnetici
R&D su metodi di trasporto
R&D su metodi di software design
R&D su errori epistemici in simulazione Monte Carlo
R&D su Uncertainty Quantification
R&D su Physics Data Management
Creazione di Data Library distribuita da NEA e RSICC
Metodi statistici applicati alla simulazione, Statistical Toolkit
Pubblicazioni in http://www.ge.infn.it/geant4/papers/
Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova
Courtesy ATLAS Collaboration
Courtesy Borexino
LHC
RADMON
IST. Naz. Ricerca
sul Cancro,
3
To write or not to write?
T. Basaglia, Z. W. Bell, P. V. Dressendorfer,
A. Larkin, M.G. Pia, Writing Software or
Writing Scientific Articles? IEEE Trans.
Nucl. Sci., vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 671-678, 2008
NSS 2007
Software publications are
largely underrepresented in
particle/nuclear physics
literature w.r.t. hardware ones
However, some software publications collect a large number of citations
S. Agostinelli et al.,Geant4 - a simulation toolkit
NIM A, vol. 506, pp. 250-303, 2003
Most cited paper in Nuclear Science & Technology
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Speranza per il futuro
Dignità nell’ambito della ricerca INFN
Adeguate risorse di ricerca
Finanziamenti
Persone
Investimento nella formazione
Dei core-developers
Della comunità sperimentale utente
Attività di ricerca di importanza strategica
per tutti i programmi dell’INFN
Expertise altamente specializzata, poche unità in tutto il mondo
Richiede criteri appropriati per la definizione di sigle di progetto
Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova
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