Single-scatter Monte Carlo compared to condensed history results for low energy electrons

Conference · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5520516

Ballinger, C T; Cullen, D E; Perkins, S T; Rathkopf, J A ^[1]; Martin, W R; Wilderman, S J ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
2. Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering

A Monte Carlo code has been developed to simulate individual electron interactions. The code has been instrumental in determining the range of validity for the widely used condensed history method. This task was accomplished by isolating and testing the condensed history assumptions. The results show that the condensed history method fails for low energy electron transport due to inaccuracies in energy loss and spatial positioning. 19 refs., 21 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5520516
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-107067; CONF-910606-1; ON: DE91015176
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. international symposium on radiation physics, Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia), 10-14 Jun 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
BACKSCATTERING
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY SPECTRA
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ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
FERMIONS
LEPTONS
LOSSES
METALS
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