Monte Carlo nonuniform sampling technique applied to the Klein-Nishina probability density function

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976 · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7140923

Horowitz, Y S; Mordechai, S

The Monte Carlo generalized rejection technique provides a continuous passage from the inverse equation sampling method to the uniform sampling rejection method; it is well known that the nonuniform rejection method can be used to achieve very significant increases in sampling efficiency. The nonuniform rejection method was applied to the Klein--Nishina probability density function, and improved efficiencies were obtained over the uniform sampling method of up to 100 percent at high gamma-ray energies and 10 to 60 percent improved efficiencies in the energy range from 0.3 to 1.5 MeV, respectively.

• Research Organization: Ben Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel
• OSTI ID: 7140923
• Journal Information: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 60:4; ISSN NSENA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
FUNCTIONS
GAMMA TRANSPORT THEORY
KLEIN-NISHINA FORMULA
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
PHOTON TRANSPORT
PROBABILITY
RADIATION TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT THEORY