Physics methods for the simulation of photoionisation

Author

Basaglia, Tullio ; Batic, Matej ; Min Cheol Han ; Hoff, Gabriela ; Chan Hyeong Kim ; Han Sung Kim ; Pia, M.G. ; Saracco, P.

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Several physics methods for the simulation of the photoelectric effect are quantitatively evaluated with respect to a large collection of experimental data retrieved from the literature. They include theoretical and empirical calculations of total and partial cross sections, and calculations of the photoelectron angular distribution. Some of these models are currently implemented in general purpose Monte Carlo systems; some have been implemented and evaluated for possible use in Monte Carlo particle transport for the first time in this study.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; atom-photon collisions; photoelectricity; photoionisation; Monte Carlo particle transport; empirical calculation; partial cross section; photoelectric effect simulation; photoelectron angular distribution; photoionisation simulation; physics methods; total cross section; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Data models; Ionization; Monte Carlo methods; Photonics; Physics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0533-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829499

Filename

6829499