MIPT Researchers Speed Up Atomic Nucleus Explosion Simulations by a Factor of 20
Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed a new version of a software code used to simulate atomic nucleus explosions.
Scientists at MIPT have introduced a new code that significantly accelerates simulations of atomic nucleus explosions. The development was co-authored by Aleksandr Svetlichny, deputy director of MIPT's Center for Scientific Programming, and graduate student Artemy Novikov.
The new code is considered critically important for two fields. The first is medicine. Geant4 is widely used to model the fragmentation of light-ion beams in human tissue during heavy-ion cancer therapy. Such simulations help researchers understand which organs may be exposed to harmful particles and allow physicians to refine treatment strategies.
The code is also expected to support research into small-system collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.
