Tools for the Simulation System of the CTA Observatory
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simtools
Simulation tools and applications for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTAO).
simtools provides:
- libraries for simulation model definition and management
- model database interfaces
- tools for the preparation and configuration of simulation productions
- applications for simulation model parameter derivation and validation
- standardized interfaces and data products independent of the underlying simulation software (e.g., CORSIKA, sim_telarray)
- I/O and reporting tools for the MC simulation model parameter and production database
simtools is one part of the CTAO Simulation Pipeline, which consist of the following components:
- CORSIKA air shower simulation code and the sim_telarray telescope simulation code
- simulation models
- databases, especially the model parameter database
:::{note} simtools is currently under heavy development with continuous changes and additions planned. Please contact the developers before using it: simtools-developer@desy.de. :::
Quick start
Installation for users
Install simtools with pypi:
pip install gammasimtools
or using conda/mamba:
conda env create -n gammasimtools
conda install gammasimtools --channel conda-forge
conda activate gammasimtools
See the user's guide for more details.
Installation for developers
Install simtools from GitHub with conda/mamba:
git clone https://github.com/gammasim/simtools.git
cd simtools
mamba env create -f environment.yml
conda activate simtools
pip install -e .
See the developer's guide for more details.
Authors
- Raul R Prado (DESY)
- Orel Gueta (DESY)
- Eshita Joshi (DESY)
- Tobias Kleiner (DESY)
- Victor B. Martins (DESY)
- Gernot Maier (DESY)
Citing this Software
Please cite this software if it is used for a publication, see the Zenodo record and CITATION.cff .
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) - project number 460248186 (PUNCH4NFDI https://www.punch4nfdi.de/).
