High-Performance Monte Carlo Radiation Transport modelling (Hi-MoCaRT) 

This activity aims to significantly improve the computational performance of Monte Carlo (MC) radiation transport simulations using the Geant4 toolkit and ESA’s GRAS tool, while maintaining high physical accuracy. The improvements will benefit space mission design and radiation effects analysis, particularly in time-constrained industrial environments. As space missions grow more complex and venture into high-radiation environments, accurate simulations of particle interactions are essential. Among the main objectives of this activity are the development and validation of high-performance modelling methods for 3D Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations, the exploration of hybrid Monte Carlo - analytical approaches, the implementation of algorithms in GRAS and the eventual delivery of reusable software and documentation with a target Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 3.

Project Consortium:

- Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications (IASA), University of Athens (Prime Contractor)
- ARTENUM 
- ONERA 

IASA Team Members: Prof. Ioannis A. Daglis (Project Coordinator), Dr. Dimitrios Lenis, Dr. Dimitris Lenis, Dr. Anastasios Lagoyiannis, Dr. Eleni Vagena, Dr. Christos Katsavrias 

Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA)

Total Budget: 300,000€