An algorithm for computing screened coulomb scattering in GEANT4

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 420-430

  Mendenhall, Marcus H ^a   Weller, Robert A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coulomb scattering; Displacement damage; Elastic recoil; GEANT4; NIEL, Non Ionizing Energy Loss; Nuclear stopping power; Screened scattering; SRIM; TRIM

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FUNCTIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PROBABILITY;

COULOMB SCATTERING; DISPLACEMENT DAMAGE; ELASTIC RECOIL; GEANT4; NIEL; NON-IONIZING ENERGY LOSS; NUCLEAR STOPPING POWER; SCREENED SCATTERING; SRIM; TRIM;

SCATTERING;

EID: 10044223399     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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