Monte Carlo simulation of a new gamma ray telescope
Journal Article
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· IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
A new Monte Carlo code has been written to simulate the response of the new University of California double scatter gamma ray telescope. This package of modular software routines, written in VAX FORTRAN 77 simulates the detection of 0.1 to 35 MeV gamma rays. The new telescope is flown from high altitude balloons to measure medium energy gamma radiation from astronomical sources. This paper presents (1) the basic physics methods in the code, and (2) the predicted response functions of the telescope. Gamma ray processes include Compton scattering, pair production and photoelectric absorption in plastic scintillator, NaI(Tl) and aluminum. Electron transport processes include ionization energy loss, multiple scattering, production of bremsstrahlung photons and positron annihilation.
- Research Organization:
- California State Univ., Los Angeles
- OSTI ID:
- 5827651
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. NS-32; ISSN IETNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Radio
& X-Ray Sources-- (-1987)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
BASIC INTERACTIONS
COMPTON EFFECT
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON TRANSFER
FORTRAN
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA RADIATION
GAMMA SOURCES
INTERACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
PHOTOELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SIMULATION
TELESCOPES
Radio
& X-Ray Sources-- (-1987)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
BASIC INTERACTIONS
COMPTON EFFECT
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON TRANSFER
FORTRAN
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA RADIATION
GAMMA SOURCES
INTERACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
PHOTOELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SIMULATION
TELESCOPES