Title :
A Monte-Carlo ray-tracing program for modeling scintillators
Author_Institution :
Constellation Technol. Corp., Seminole, FL, USA
Abstract :
A new Monte-Carlo ray-tracing program useful for the design of active scintillator shielding to reduce radiation background effects in space is described along with results for a BGO anti-Compton shield and a CsI(Na) active collimator
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; astronomical instruments; gamma-ray apparatus; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray detection; germanium radiation detectors; ray tracing; solid scintillation detectors; BGO anti-Compton shield; Monte-Carlo method; active collimator; active scintillator shielding; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray detector; gamma-ray instrument; ray-tracing program; scintillator; Collimators; Event detection; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Light scattering; Particle scattering; Radiation detectors; Ray tracing; Space technology; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
High Energy Radiation Background in Space, 1997 Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Snowmass, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4335-2
DOI :
10.1109/CHERBS.1997.660248
