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Analytical calculation of the solid angle defined by a cylindrical detector and a point cosine source with orthogonal axes

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-07 v2 math.MP Instrumentation and Detectors

Abstract

We derive analytical expressions for the solid angle subtended by a right circular cylinder at a point source with cosine angular distribution in the case where the source and the cylinder axes are mutually orthogonal.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math-ph/0209065,
  title  = {Analytical calculation of the solid angle defined by a cylindrical detector and a point cosine source with orthogonal axes},
  author = {M. J. Prata},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0209065},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

19 pages, 13 figures, Latex. Typos corrected. Accepted in Rad. Phys. Chem

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