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