An approach to Monte Carlo simulation of low-energy electron and photon interactions in air

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 536, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 176-188

  Munoz A ^a   Perez J M ^a   Garcia G ^b   Blanco, F ^c  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS Y FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collision chamber; Electron scattering; Low energy; Monte Carlo; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; EXTRAPOLATION; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

COLLISION CHAMBERS; ENERGY DEPOSITION MODEL; INELASTIC SCATTERING; LOW ENERGY;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 10644226776     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.171     Document Type: Article

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