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| 1 | + |
| 2 | + Geant4 10.7 - patch-02 Release Notes |
| 3 | + ------------------------------------ |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | + 11 June 2021 |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +List of fixes included in this public patch since the public release 10.7.p01: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | + o Configuration |
| 10 | + ------------- |
| 11 | + + CMake: |
| 12 | + o Fixed optional G4TENDL version to 1.3.2. Addressing problem report #2341. |
| 13 | + + GNUmake: |
| 14 | + o Fixed name of internal PTL module library for DLL build in WIN32-VC |
| 15 | + configuration. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | + o Analysis: |
| 18 | + -------- |
| 19 | + + Fixed n-tuple indexing when FinishNtuple() is called in different order |
| 20 | + than CreateNtuple(). Addressing problem report #2335. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + o Event: |
| 23 | + ----- |
| 24 | + + G4GeneralParticleSourceMessenger: fixed default value of |
| 25 | + "/gps/ang/maxphi" UI command. Addressing problem report #2383. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | + o Externals: |
| 28 | + ---------- |
| 29 | + + CLHEP: Fixed trivial compilation warnings on gcc-11 in Random headers. |
| 30 | + + zlib: Use separate genexes in G4zlib include directories to prevent |
| 31 | + parsing issues. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | + o Geometry: |
| 34 | + -------- |
| 35 | + + solids/CSG: |
| 36 | + o G4Sphere: bux fix in GetSurfaceArea(); revised implementation of |
| 37 | + GetPointOnSurface(); moved to source GetCubicVolume() implementation. |
| 38 | + + solids/specific: |
| 39 | + o G4Polyhedra, G4Polycone: fixed setting of 'endPhi' for the case |
| 40 | + of negative 'phiStart'. It addresses also problem report #2362. |
| 41 | + o Fixed use of conversion factor in G4UPolyhedra wrapper for "generic" |
| 42 | + polyhedra constructs. |
| 43 | + o G4Voxelizer: fixed calculation of bounding box position in function |
| 44 | + BuildVoxelLimits(), resolving cases of skipped components in G4MultiUnion |
| 45 | + structures. Addressing problem report #2301. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | + o Global: |
| 48 | + ------ |
| 49 | + + Zero terminate buffer in G4strstreambuf destructor before flushing. |
| 50 | + Addressing problem report #2350. |
| 51 | + + Removed spurious spaces in #define in G4Version header. |
| 52 | + Addressing problem report #2384. |
| 53 | + + Updated date and version for 10.7.p02. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | + o Graphics Representations: |
| 56 | + ------------------------ |
| 57 | + + Fixed shadowing compilation warning in G4Colours on gcc-11. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | + o Intercoms: |
| 60 | + --------- |
| 61 | + + Fixed shadowing compilation warning in G4UImanager on gcc-11. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | + o Interfaces: |
| 64 | + ---------- |
| 65 | + + G4UIQt::ReceiveG4cout/G4cerr: trap empty string with empty() instead of |
| 66 | + using unary operator. Addressing problem report #2347. |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | + o Materials: |
| 69 | + --------- |
| 70 | + + G4DensityEffectData: fixed typo in Z=37 elementary material name. |
| 71 | + Addressing problem report #2324. |
| 72 | + + In G4AtomicShells and G4AtomicShells_XDB_EADL, fixed method |
| 73 | + GetNumberOfFreeElectrons(). Addressing problem report #2356. |
| 74 | + + Fixed shadowing compilation warning in G4Isotope on gcc-11. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + o Particles: |
| 77 | + --------- |
| 78 | + + Fixed shadowing compilation warning in G4IonTable on gcc-11. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | + o Persistency: |
| 81 | + ----------- |
| 82 | + + ASCII |
| 83 | + o G4tgbVolume: fixed definition of generic polyhedra in function |
| 84 | + FindOrConstructG4Solid() for POLYHEDRA tag. |
| 85 | + Based on findings in GitHub PR#24. |
| 86 | + + GDML |
| 87 | + o G4GDMLReadSolids: updated optical surface properties to reflect |
| 88 | + introduction of DAVIS interface. Addressing problem report #2371. |
| 89 | + o Removed hardcoded size 10000 in G4GDMLWrite causing the values in GDML |
| 90 | + truncated. Adressing problem report #2336. |
| 91 | + o Fixed case of writing degenerated names (position, rotation and nodes) |
| 92 | + for multiUnion and assembly entities. Addressing problem report #2342. |
| 93 | + o Fixed problem of not complete writing of assemblies to GDML file. |
| 94 | + Addressing problem report #2343. |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | + o Physics Lists: |
| 97 | + ------------- |
| 98 | + + constructors/electromagnetic |
| 99 | + o G4EmBuilder: added geantinos to the minimal list of EM particles. |
| 100 | + o GeneralGammaProcess: reduced usage of protected variables. |
| 101 | + o G4EmStandardPhysics, G4EmStandardPhysicsGS: set default verbosity to 1. |
| 102 | + + constructors/hadron_inelastic |
| 103 | + o G4HadronPhysicsShielding: corrected parameters of the M variant |
| 104 | + of the Shielding physics list. |
| 105 | + + lists |
| 106 | + o Updated list of EM extension shorthands known to extensible factory to |
| 107 | + match old factory. |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | + o Processes - Electromagnetic: |
| 110 | + --------------------------- |
| 111 | + + muons |
| 112 | + o G4EnergyLossForExtrapolator, G4TablesForExtrapolator: allow several runs |
| 113 | + with extrapolator; fixed extrapolation for hadrons. |
| 114 | + More thread safe initialisation and destruction. |
| 115 | + + utils |
| 116 | + o G4EmParameters: fixed line breaking in printouts. |
| 117 | + Addressing problem report #2350. |
| 118 | + o Fixed shadowing compilation warning in G4EmCorrections on gcc-11. |
| 119 | + + xrays |
| 120 | + o G4Scintillation: changed 'IsApplicable' to all particles except |
| 121 | + optical-photon and short-lived. Addressing problem report #2372. |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | + o Processes - Hadronic: |
| 124 | + -------------------- |
| 125 | + + models/de_excitation |
| 126 | + o G4DeexPrecoParameters: changed half-life time threshold for isomer |
| 127 | + production from 1 microsecond to 1 nanosecond. |
| 128 | + The goal is to avoid unphysical missing energy cases as reported by |
| 129 | + NA61/SHINE Collaboration. |
| 130 | + Fixed line breaking in printouts. Addressing problem report #2350. |
| 131 | + o G4PolarizationTransition: fixed sampling of angular correlations. |
| 132 | + Addressing problem report #2344. |
| 133 | + + models/particle_hp |
| 134 | + o Fixed condition in G4ParticleHPInelasticCompFS:::CompositeApply(). |
| 135 | + Addressing problem report #2333. |
| 136 | + + radioactive_decay |
| 137 | + o G4RadioactiveDecayBase: set the weight of secondaries tracks to the |
| 138 | + mother's weight value in the method G4RadioactiveDecayBase::DecayAnalog(). |
| 139 | + This bug, present since a long time, affects only simulations that use |
| 140 | + Radioactive Decay in analogue mode with "external" biasing (e.g. generic |
| 141 | + biasing, GPS generator with weights, etc.). |
| 142 | + Corresponding fix was done also in deprecated class G4RadioactiveDecay. |
| 143 | + Fixed line breaking in printouts. Addressing problem report #2350. |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | + o Processes - Management |
| 146 | + ---------------------- |
| 147 | + + G4ProcessTable: added missing checks, protecting against null elements. |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | + o Examples: |
| 150 | + -------- |
| 151 | + + advanced/gammaknife: |
| 152 | + o Use default MixMax random number engine. |
| 153 | + o Fixed interactive run to just execute defaultMacro.mac. |
| 154 | + o Added forgotten header in GammaKnifePhysicsList. |
| 155 | + + advanced/purging_magnet: |
| 156 | + o Removed call to obsolete ResetCuts() in PurgMagPhysicsList. |
| 157 | + + advanced/STCyclotron: |
| 158 | + o Update README to recommend correct version of G4TENDL-1.3.2. |
| 159 | + Addressing problem report #2341. |
| 160 | + o Fixed gui.mac macro to invoke init_parameters.mac. |
| 161 | + Addressing GitHub PR#25. |
| 162 | + + advanced/xray_telescope: |
| 163 | + o Removed calls to obsolete ResetCuts() in XrayTelPhysicsList. |
| 164 | + + extended/hadronic/Hadr02: |
| 165 | + o Migrated to newer CRMC and more modern approach to physics lists. |
| 166 | + + extended/hadronic/FissionFragment: |
| 167 | + o Fixed CMake build script to define target properly. |
| 168 | + o Improved comments. |
| 169 | + + extended/medical/GammaTherapy: |
| 170 | + o Use default MixMax generator instead of obsolete RanecuEngine. |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | + ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | + Technical Notes |
| 175 | + --------------- |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | + o This patch should be applied on top of release 10.7 or 10.7.p01. |
| 178 | + o Technical notes distributed for release 10.7 are also applicable and |
| 179 | + valid for this patch. |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +The code and rebuilt binary libraries for release 10.7.p02 are available |
| 182 | +through the Geant4 "Download" Web page. |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | +Please refer to the Geant4 User Documentation for further information about |
| 185 | +using Geant4. |
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