A simple empirical forward model for combined nuclear and multiple Coulomb scattering in proton radiography of thick objects

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

Volumn 229, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 425-435

  Neri, F ^a   Walstrom, P L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Multiple scattering; Proton radiography; Proton nucleus scattering

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

MULTIPLE COULOMB SCATTERING (MCS); MULTIPLE SCATTERING; PROTON RADIOGRAPHY; PROTON-NUCLEUS SCATTERING;

PROTONS;

EID: 14544279313     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2004.12.116     Document Type: Article

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