EGS (program)

The EGS (Electron Gamma Shower) computer code system is a general purpose package for the Monte Carlo simulation of the coupled transport of electrons and photons in an arbitrary geometry for particles with energies from a few keV up to several TeV. It is developed at SLAC.

Additional recommended knowledge

Daily Sensitivity Test

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Recognize and detect the effects of electrostatic charges on your balance

The SLAC version of EGS is no longer actively developed. There are two forks which are being actively maintained:

• EGSnrc, maintained by the Ionizing Radiation Standards Group, Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council of Canada [1]
• EGS, maintained by KEK, the Japanese particle physics research facility [2]

See also

• GEANT (program)
• Geant4
• BEAMnrc

References

• EGS home page