SimulRad: a Java interface for a Monte-Carlo simulation code to visualize in 3D the early stages of water radiolysis

Using a Fortran step-by-step Monte-Carlo simulation code of liquid water radiolysis and the Java programming language, we have developed a Java interface software, called SimulRad. This interface enables a user, in a three-dimensional environment, to either visualize the spatial distribution of all reactive species present in the track of an ionizing particle at a chosen simulation time, or present an animation of the chemical development of the particle track over a chosen time interval (between ∼10−12 and 10−6 s). It also allows one to select a particular radiation-induced cluster of species to view, in fine detail, the chemical reactions that occur between these species.