Electron-photon transport using the EGS4 (Electron Gamma Shower) Monte Carlo Code

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:6800853

Nelson, W R; Hirayama, H; Rogers, D W.O.

The EGS (Electron Gamma Shower) code system was formally introduced in 1978 as a package, most commonly referred to as ESG3. It was designed to simulate electromagnetic cascades in various geometries and at energies up to a few thousand gigaelectron volts and down to cutoff kinetic energies of 0.1 MeV (photons) and 1 MeV (electrons). There have been many requests to extend EGS3 down to lower energies and this is a major, but not the only, reason for creating EGS4, which is now available for general distribution and is the subject of this presentation. A summary is given of the main features of the ESG4 code system, including statements about the physics that has been put into it and what can be realistically simulated. 6 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6800853
• Report Number(s): CONF-860610--Summs.
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Journal Volume: 52
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANNIHILATION
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
COMPUTER CODES
E CODES
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONS
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ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
FORTRAN
INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
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MONTE CARLO METHOD
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P CODES
PAIR PRODUCTION
PHOTON TRANSPORT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RADIATIONS
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