N.Graf on software status:

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Brief Report on the NIU Workshop

• N.Graf on software status
• Overview of event generators and background
  generators
• Accelerator related bgnds can be added to
  phys.events
• beam-beam interactions
• low angle machine muons
• di-gammas and gamma?hadrons
• Detector Simulation at SLAC -- priorities
• Gismo ? GEANT4
• Generalized geometry
• Vector Model to replace Gheisha in EM
  showering
• SLAC is revisiting detector designs the SD
  and LD
• Ties (sabatical _at_ SLAC) is preparing a 3rd
  design
• that reflects the current european
  thoughtstrends
• International Campaign for
• One G4-exe worldwide ( a bit of a dream now...)

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MUONS

• R.Markelovs hep.lcd package to identify muons
  is part
• of latest release.
• Works well in central (barrel) region for high
  Pt muons
• Needs extension to end caps.
• Needs to be augmented to find low Pt muons which
  
• range out before making it to the muon system.
• Essential to recover punchthrough p energy.
• Needs work to characterize efficiencies, fakes,
  etc.

• H. Videau
• Status and upgrades to Mokka
• The need to organize a G4 users group
• Scint.vs.RPC responses to Klongs in HCAL
• T. Behnke
• Status of Brahms Simdet
• More on a push towards common hit formats,
• common outputs interfaces for all simulators.
• T. Johnson
• hep.lcd , AIDA and JAS3 news/releases

all talks on the web, http//nicadd.niu.edu/ws/