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This paper presents the simulation of the GLAST high energy gamma-ray telescope. The simulation package, written in C++, is based on the Geant4 toolkit, and it is integrated into a general framework used to process events. A detailed simulation of the electronic signals inside Silicon detectors has been provided and it is used for the particle tracking, which is handled by a dedicated software. A unique repository for the geometrical description of the detector has been realized using the XML language and a C++ library to access this information has been designed and implemented. A new event display based on the HepRep protocol was implemented.
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LONGO, F. et al. (2006). SIMULATING THE HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY SKY SEEN BY THE GLAST LARGE AREA TELESCOPE. In: SIDHARTH, B., HONSELL, F., DE ANGELIS, A. (eds) Frontiers of Fundamental Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4339-2_43
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