X-ray tracing using Geant4

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 599, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 260-263

  Buis, E J ^a   Vacanti, G ^a  

^a Cosine Science and Computing BV ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geant4; Grazing angle scattering; Ray tracing; X ray optics; X ray telescopes; XMM Newton

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; RAY TRACING; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; TELESCOPES;

GEANT4; GRAZING ANGLE SCATTERING; X-RAY OPTICS; X-RAY TELESCOPES; XMM-NEWTON;

X RAYS;

EID: 58549094269     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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