Status of PENELOPE
Abstract
PENELOPE (an acronym for PENetration and Energy LOss of Positrons and Electrons) is a general-purpose Monte Carlo code system for the simulation of coupled electron-photon transport in complex material structures. Its most characteristic feature is the systematic use of mixed simulation (class II schemes in the terminology of Berger [1]) for electrons and positrons. This not only improves the accuracy of the simulation but also simplifies the structure and operation of the code. The reliability of the code has been tested by means of extensive comparisons with experimental data and with results from analog codes.
- Publication:
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Advanced Monte Carlo for Radiation Physics
- Pub Date:
- 2001
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-3-642-18211-2_25
- Bibcode:
- 2001amc..book..147S
- Keywords:
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- Physics