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X-ray tracing using Geant4

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 2009-02-02 v4 Astrophysics Optics
Authors: Ernst-Jan Buis , Giuseppe Vacanti
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Abstract

We describe an extension to the Geant4 software package that allows it to be used as a general purpose X-ray tracing package. We demonstrate its use by building a model of the X-ray optics of the XMM-Newton, calculating its effective area, and comparing the results with the published calibration curves.

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@article{arxiv.0810.1273,
  title  = {X-ray tracing using Geant4},
  author = {Ernst-Jan Buis and Giuseppe Vacanti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.1273},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication by NIMA, DOI known

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