Monte Carlo simulation of electron-solid interactions in cement-based materials

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1076-1082

  Wong, H S ^a   Buenfeld, N R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron imaging; EDX; Image analysis; Microstructure; Monte Carlo simulation; SEM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; ELECTRON TRAJECTORIES; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

CEMENTS;

EID: 33646845938     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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