PENELOPE (Package NEA-1525)

Abstract

PENELOPE performs Monte Carlo simulation of coupled electron-photon transport in arbitrary materials and complex quadric geometries. A mixed procedure is used for the simulation of electron and positron interactions (elastic scattering, inelastic scattering and bremsstrahlung emission) in which 'hard' events (i.e. those with deflection angle and/or energy loss larger than pre-selected cut-offs) are simulated in a detailed way, while 'soft' interactions are calculated from multiple scattering approaches. Photon interactions (Rayleigh scattering, Compton scattering, photoelectric effect and electron-positron pair production) and positron annihilation are simulated in a detailed way, event by event.

License

Default Data Bank license

The NEA Data Bank Computer Program Service offers a standard Data Bank license for PENELOPE

References

Citation - Software

J. Sempau, E. Acosta, J. Baro, J.M. Fernandez-Varea and F.Salvat: An algorithm for Monte Carlo simulation of the coupled electron-photon transport. Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 132 (1997) 377-390. DOI:10.1016/S0168-583X(97)00414-X

Citation - Benchmarks

J. Sempau, J.M. Fernandez-Varea, E. Acosta and F. Salvat: Experimental benchmarks of the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE. Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 207 (2003) 107-123. DOI:10.1016/S0168-583X(03)00453-1

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