Calculation of multiple-scattering angular distributions of electrons and positrons

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 264-281

  Negreanu, C ^a,b   Llovet, X ^c   Chawla, R ^a,b   Salvat, F ^c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRONS;

ANGULAR MULTIPLE-SCATTERING DISTRIBUTIONS; GAUSS-LEGENDRE INTEGRATION; OSCILLATOR STRENGTH MODEL;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OSCILLATOR; POSITRON; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 27644555934     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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