ELMAG: A Monte Carlo simulation of electromagnetic cascades on the extragalactic background light and in magnetic fields

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1036-1043

  Kachelriess M ^a   Ostapchenko, S ^a,b   Tomas R ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic cascades; Extragalactic background light; Extragalactic magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

BLAZARS; CHARGED COMPONENTS; DARK MATTER; ELECTROMAGNETIC CASCADES; EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT; EXTRAGALACTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; GAMMA-RAY BACKGROUND; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; INVERSE COMPTON SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO PROGRAMS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OBSERVATION ANGLE; PAIR PRODUCTION; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SIMULATION PROCEDURES; ULTRA HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TIME DELAY;

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EID: 84856229247     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2011.12.025     Document Type: Article

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