Use of Monte Carlo simulation to examine gamma-ray interactions in germanium detectors

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Kamboj, Sunita ^a,b   Kahn, Bernd ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Full energy peak efficiency; Gamma ray interaction; Germanium detectors; Monte Carlo simulation; Multiple scattering coefficient

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; GERMANIUM; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS;

FULL ENERGY PEAK EFFICIENCY; GAMMA-RAY INTERACTION; GERMANIUM DETECTORS; MULTIPLE SCATTERING COEFFICIENT;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 1642394125     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00133-6     Document Type: Article

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