Photo Credit: M.H. Kelsey et al., NIM A 1055, 168473 (2023)
Geant 4 Condensed Matter Physics (G4CMP)
G4CMP is a framework designed to add to the Geant4 toolkit for use in condensed matter and low-energy physics. Developed for the low-temperature community, G4CMP is capable of modeling several physics processes relevant to phonon and charge collection at cryogenic temperatures. These include anisotropic phonon transport and focusing, phonon isotope scattering, anharmonic downconversion, oblique charge carrier propagation with inter-valley scattering, and emission of Neganov-Trofimov-Luke phonons by accelerated carriers.
The package provides a collection of particle types, physics processes, and supporting utilities for this purpose. It has been used by collaborators at the SuperCDMS project to successfully reproduce theoretical predictions and experimental observations such as phonon caustics, heat pulse propagation times, and mean carrier drift velocities; the G4CMP package, however, is sufficiently general that it is useful for other experiments employing cryogenic phonon and/or ionization detectors.
G4CMP Paper:
Installation:
Examples:
User Environment:
Defining Crystal Dynamics:
Surface Interactions:
- Overview of Crystal Physics (Crystal Lattices, Charge Transport, Phonons, etc.)
- Overview of QET Physics (Kaplan Quasiparticle Model, Phonon Readout, etc.)
Phonon Specular Reflection on Curved Surfaces
Talk by Nolan Tenpas at the G4CMP Biweekly Technical Meeting
Phonon Reflection at Sidewalls
Talk by Michael Kelsey at the SuperCDMS DMC Sub-WG Meeting
G4CMP-317 Validation
Talk by Nolan Tenpas at the DMC Sub-Working Group Meeting
Stuck Tracks at High Voltage
Talk by Michael Kelsey at DMC Simulations Sub-WG Meeting
Electron Transportation in Geant4 Condensed Matter Physics Simulation for Use in Searches for Dark Matter
Preliminary Defense given by Iman Ataee Langroudy in January 2025
Recent Upgrades to Electron Transport
Talk given by Michael Kelsey at G4CMP Consoritium Meeting
Improved Electron Transport in G4CMP-276
Talk given by Michael Kelsey at G4CMP Developers Meeting
Improved Electron Transport in G4CMP-276
Talk given by Michael Kelsey at CDMS DMC Sub-WG
Electron Transport in G4CMP
Talk given by Michael Kelsey at CDMS DMC Sub-WG
Cryogenic Device Simulation with G4CMP
Talk given by Michael Kelsey at the Workshop on Radiation Impact in Superconducting Qubits (RISQ) at Fermilab