Multi-category & Configuration

• Migration to CLHEP 2.0 series

Geometry

• Generic twisted trapezoid shape with different endcaps
• Performance optimisation in propagation in field
• Prototype of a generic tessellated BREP solid with flat surfaces
• Prototype of a parallel navigator
• New specific ellipsoid solid
• Mixing of placements and parameterized volumes
• Feasibility study and prototype for tunable tolerances
• Optimised navigation for voxelised phantom geometries
• Localised re-optimisation for dynamic geometries

Standard Electromagnetic physics & optical processes

• Improvements to Photo Absortion Ionization model
• Introduction of a NIST data-bank for materials
• Migration of gamma processes to model interface
• Specialised models for multiple scattering by particle type
• Upgrade of Photo Absortion Ionization model with photons
• Review and upgrade Transition Radiation models
• Review of the implementation of the LPM effect in Gamma Conversion
• Introduction of a Single Coulomb Scattering process
• Implementation of a new model for Synchrotron Radiation
• Updates to High Energy processes
• Introduction of atomic de-excitation in Photo Electric effect
• Implementation of "Boundary-Micro-faceted-Model" for optical photons

Low-energy Electromagnetic physics

• TBA

Hadronic Physics

• Physics list optimization for background and radiation studies
• Verification of ion reactions and proton reactions at high energies
• Integration of string fragmentation work with parton string models in CHIPS
• Redesign of Binary Cascade with encapsulation of field-transitions
• Verification on physics performance for very low energy (1GeV) in calorimetry on benchmark data
• Resolve transverse momentum and resonance mass problems in string fragmentation

Generic Processes and Parameterisations

• Improve transverse shape for EM showers in fast simulation

Particles & Track

• New design for non-static particle definitions
• Retrivial of particle properties from external source

Run, Event & Detector Response

• Protection of public methods from out-of-state access for Python use
• An example for the use of exotic primaries (e.g. sleption)
• Allow nominal masses for primary particles and pre-assigned decay products, and handle them with decay process
• Adaptation to new design for non-static particle definitions
• Merge concept of "envelope" to region
• Scoring "detector" (in either tracking or parallel world)

Tracking

• TBA

User and Category Interfaces

• Migration to "sstring"
• Prototype for Python wrapping of UIManager and RunManager

Visualisation and Graphics Representations

• Extensions of HepRep-Style attributes for hits/digis, trajectories, cuts
• Improve modeling of more solids in HepRep
• Better handling of text in OpenGL and HepRep drivers
• Enhance UI commands to allow trajectory color setting
• Integrated visualization of field-lines
• New scheme for selection of visualization driver (G4VisExecutive)
• Visualization of readout geometry
• Complete HepRep2 driver I/O handling
  • Correct attribute setting
  • Create separate output files for Geometry and Transient Data
  • Multiple HepRep files for persistent detector geometry
• Extend control of "auxiliary edges" to all drivers -
• Immediate Mode for HepRep to WIRED or FRED
• Support interoperability of the different visualization drivers
• Support of visualization of regions
• Support dynamic loading of visualization drivers
• HepRepFile to DAWNFILE converter
• Extend ability of generic sections and cuts to all drivers

Potential scheduled releases

1. Minor release - 30 June 2005
2. Minor/major release - 16 December 2005

First draft: Tuesday, 22 February 2005- G.C.
Last update: Tuesday, 8 March 2005- J.A.