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Description
Complete Monte Carlo simulation of a neutrino experiment typically involves the lengthy and CPU-intensive process of integrating models of incoming neutrino fluxes, event generation, as well as detector setup, of which accounting for the detector response in an essential component.
We provide an alternative, fast, geometry-independent system for modeling the energy smearing and angular smearing involved in detector responses we referentially term NuSmear. We discuss NuSmear’s generic parameterized smearing capabilities as a software system directly integrated into the GENIE event generator, and explain its incorporation of model-based resolution functions for individual particle types, particularly those derived from the DUNE Conceptual Design Report (CDR). We go on to demonstrate the functionality of NuSmear in dealing with further smearing dependencies, such as variable chances of observation for neutrons, as well as differences between exiting and contained particle tracks when dealing with muons and pions. Lastly, we conclude by exploring the potential for future user-customized modeling in NuSmear, down to the level of tailored smearing distributions for chosen individual particle parameters.
