Photon production using a low energy electron expansion of the EGS4 code system

被引:17
作者
Tavora, LMN [1 ]
Morton, EJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Surrey, Dept Phys, Guildford GU2 5XH, Surrey, England
关键词
EGS4; low energy electron transport; X-ray; photon production;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-583X(98)00373-5
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
An expansion of the EGS4 code system has been developed in which electron-atom inelastic collisions are modelled taking into account atomic bound effects. Additional models have been developed to deal with the ionisation of the K-shell and improved angular sampling of newly created bremsstrahlung photons. The incorporation of these features in EGS4 is described and the updated code is used to simulate photon generation in X-ray tubes. The accuracy of the new code and some of its possible applications are discussed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:253 / 271
页数:19
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