Generalized particle concept for adjoint monte carlo calculations of coupled gamma-ray-electron-positron transport

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 284-298

  Borisov, N M ^a,b   Panin, M P ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GAMMA RAYS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRONS;

COUPLED GAMMA-RAY-ELECTRON-POSITRON TRANSPORT; PARTICLE COLLISION; PHASE-SPACE SOURCE; THIN SLABS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 22944446426     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE05-A2516     Document Type: Article

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