Published April 11, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

A method for generating uniform point distributions on a sample surface

  • 1. Environmental Health Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 2601 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI 53718 (United States)

Description

Monte-Carlo simulations are frequently employed to study samples that emit radiation. Often the first step in such a simulation is to generate a distribution of points in the sample volume or on a sample surface such that radiation emanates from each point. In this work a method is given in which a uniform distribution of points may be generated on a sample surface, and several examples are given

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.01.103

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2008.01.103;
PII
S0168-9002(08)00193-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
588
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 509-513
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40015153
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTION; EMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SURFACES
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; SIMULATION

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Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.