PERSONAL DE APOYO
RODRIGUEZ AGUIRRE Juan Manuel
artículos
Título:
Monte Carlo simulation of spectrum changes in a photon beam due to a brass compensator
Autor/es:
E.R. CUSTIDIANO; M.R. VALENZUELA; J.L. DUMONT; J. MCDONNELL; L RENE; J.M. RODRÍGUEZ AGUIRRE
Revista:
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH B - BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Año: 2011 vol. 269 p. 1444 - 1449
ISSN:
0168-583X
Resumen:
Monte Carlo simulations were used to study the changes in the incident spectrum when a poly-energetic photon beam passes through a static brass compensator. The simulated photon beam spectrum was evaluated by comparing it against the incident spectra. We also discriminated the changes in the transmitted spectrum produced by each of the microscopic processes. (i.e. Rayleigh scattering, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, and pair production). The results show that the relevant process in the energy range considered is the Compton Effect, as expected for composite materials of intermediate atomic number and energy range considered.
