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Monte Carlo calculation of showers produced by electrons and. gamma. rays in layered chemically inhomogeneous media

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6189055
The procedure for calculation of the interaction ranges of electrons and ..gamma.. rays proposed by Messel and Crawford (Electron-Photon Shower Distribution Functions, Pergamon Press, 1970) for homogeneous semi-infinite media is generalized to include the case of layered and chemically inhomogeneous materials. The correctness of the proposed improved procedure is verified by comparing the calculated efficiency of electron detection with the ''Anna-3'' telescope (Volobuev et al, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Fiz. 34, 2259 (1970)), with the data obtained by calibrating this instrument with accelerators.
Research Organization:
A. F. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences
OSTI ID:
6189055
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 28:5; ISSN SJNCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English