Advanced simulation code for alpha spectrometry
Abstract
A Monte Carlo code, known as advanced alpha-spectrometric simulation (AASI), is developed for simulating energy spectra in alpha spectrometry. The code documented here is a comprehensive package where all the major processes affecting the spectrum are included. A unique feature of the code is its ability to take into account coincidences between the particles emitted from the source. Simulations and measurements highlight the importance of coincidences in high-resolution alpha spectrometry. To show the validity of the simulated results, comparisons with measurements and other simulation codes are presented.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
- Pub Date:
- September 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.nima.2005.05.045
- arXiv:
- arXiv:nucl-ex/0505005
- Bibcode:
- 2005NIMPA.550..425S
- Keywords:
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- Nuclear Experiment
- E-Print:
- 21 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A