DETECT2000: An improved Monte-Carlo simulator for the computer aided design of photon sensing devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4833, Issue , 2002, Pages 69-76

  Cayouette, François ^a,b   Laurendeau, Denis ^c   Moisan, Christian ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer Aided Design; DETECT; Light photon transport; Monte Carlo; Photon Sensing Devices

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GAMMA RAYS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SIMULATORS;

PHOTON SENSING DEVICES;

PHOTONS;

EID: 0038385490     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.474315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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