Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985itns...32..124s&link_type=abstract
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NASA, NBS, et al., Nuclear Science Symposium, 31st, Orlando, FL, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 1984) IEEE Tran
Physics
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Balloon-Borne Instruments, Computerized Simulation, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Monte Carlo Method, Spaceborne Telescopes, Systems Simulation, Compton Effect, Electron Transfer, Fortran, Gamma Ray Absorption, High Altitude Balloons, Photoelectric Effect, Subroutines
Scientific paper
A new Monte Carlo code has been written to simulate the response of the new University of California double scatter gamma ray telescope. This package of modular software routines, written in VAX FORTRAN 77 simulates the detection of 0.1 to 35 MeV gamma rays. The new telescope is flown from high altitude balloons to measure medium energy gamma radiation from astronomical sources. This paper presents (1) the basic physics methods in the code, and (2) the predicted response functions of the telescope. Gamma ray processes include Compton scattering, pair production and photoelectric absorption in plastic scintillator, NaI(Tl) and aluminum. Electron transport processes include ionization energy loss, multiple scattering, production of bremsstrahlung photons and positron annihilation.
Oneill T.
Simone James
Tumer Tumay O.
Zych Allen D.
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