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A simple Monte Carlo procedure is described for simulating the multiple scattering and absorption of electrons with the incident energy in the range 1-50 keV moving through a slab of uniformly distributed material of given atomic number,…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 Nima Ghal-eh , Mohammad Farhad Rahimi , Mehrnoush Manouchehri

In this paper we investigate, with a detailed Monte-Carlo simulation based on Geant4, the novel approach [Nucl. Instrum. Methods A588 (2008) 457] to 3D imaging with photon scattering. A monochromatic and well collimated gamma beam is used…

Medical Physics · Physics 2011-09-23 M. Lenti , M. Veltri

Radiative transfer (RT) simulations are a powerful tool that enables the calculation of synthetic images of a wide range of astrophysical objects. These simulations are often based on the Monte Carlo (MC) method, as it provides the needed…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-23 Anton Krieger , Sebastian Wolf

The validation of a previous work on the optimization of material discrimination in spectral x-ray imaging is reported. Using Monte Carlo simulations based on the BEAMnrc package, material decomposition was performed on the projection…

Medical Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Syen J. Nik , Rune S. Thing , Richard Watts , Tony Dale , Bryn Currie , Juergen Meyer

To maximize the accuracy of background simulation and event reconstruction, high-energy neutrino telescopes require detailed knowledge of light propagation over a large volume of detection medium. If light scattering and absorption leng ths…

Computational Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Predrag Miocinovic , Peter Niessen

Single-shot coherent diffractive imaging (CDI) using intense XUV and soft X-ray pulses holds the promise to deliver information on the three dimensional shape as well as the optical properties of nano-scale objects in a single diffraction…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-25 Paul Tuemmler , Julia Apportin , Thomas Fennel , Christian Peltz

Here we present the derivation, description and results of a Monte Carlo-based algorithm for simulating inelastic scattering of photo-electrons when passing through some scattering medium, such as a gas atmosphere or a solid material. The…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-01-06 Lukas Pielsticker , Robert Schlögl , Mark Greiner

A Monte Carlo model of radiative transfer in multi-phase dusty media is applied to the situation of stars and clumpy dust in a sphere or a disk. The distribution of escaping and absorbed photons are shown for various filling factors and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank Varosi , Eli Dwek

X-ray fluorescence computed tomography based on sheet-beam can save a huge amount of time to obtain a whole set of projections using synchrotron. However, it is clearly unpractical for most biomedical research laboratories. In this paper,…

Medical Physics · Physics 2017-03-07 Shanghai Jiang , Peng He , Luzhen Deng , Mianyi Chen , Biao Wei

Several models for the simulation of photon elastic scattering are quantitatively evaluated with respect to a large collection of experimental data retrieved from the literature. They include models based on the form factor approximation,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2012-09-27 Matej Batic , Gabriela Hoff , Maria Grazia Pia , Paolo Saracco

In computed tomography (CT) reconstruction, scattering causes server quality degradation of the reconstructed CT images by introducing streaks and cupping artifacts which reduce the detectability of low contrast objects. Monte Carlo (MC)…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-01 Ammar Alsaffar , Steffen Kieß , Kaicong Sun , Sven Simon

We present a Monte Carlo rendering framework for the physically-accurate simulation of speckle patterns arising from volumetric scattering of coherent waves. These noise-like patterns are characterized by strong statistical properties, such…

Optics · Physics 2019-01-23 Chen Bar , Marina Alterman , Ioannis Gkioulekas , Anat Levin

The multiple scattering of an ultrashort laser pulse by a turbid dispersive medium (namely a cloud of bubbles in water) is investigated by means of Monte Carlo simulations. The theory of Gouesbet and Gr\'ehan [Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 17…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-03-14 Geoffroy Chaussonnet , Loïc Mees , Miloš Šormaz , Patrick Jenny , Philippe M. Bardet

Computed Tomography (CT) imaging, while essential for diagnostics, exposes patients to ionizing radiation. To accurately quantify radiation dosage, this study introduces MIDSX, a specialized open-source Monte Carlo (MC) photon transport…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-11-29 John Meneghini

Diffuse soft X-ray line emission is commonly used to trace the thermal and chemical properties of the hot interstellar medium, as well as its content, in nearby galaxies. Although resonant line scattering complicates the interpretation of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-25 Yang Chen , Q. Daniel Wang , Gao-Yuan Zhang , Shuinai Zhang , Li Ji

Multi-MeV flash radiography is often used as the primary diagnostic technique for high energy and density (HED) physics experiments. Primary X-ray which is attenuated by the object offers density information of the object. For a thick metal…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-12-02 Qinggang Jia , Peng-Cheng Mao , Yang-Bo , Dun-Fu Shi , Ling-Yu Zhang , Deng-Li , Hai-Bo Xu

Monte Carlo radiative transfer (MCRT) simulations are a powerful tool for determining the appearance of astrophysical objects, analyzing the prevalent physical conditions within them, and inferring their properties on the basis of real…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-13 Anton Krieger , Sebastian Wolf

To recover the three dimensional (3D) volumetric distribution of matter in an object, images of the object are captured from multiple directions and locations. Using these images tomographic computations extract the distribution. In highly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-12-08 Vadim Holodovsky , Yoav Y. Schechner , Anat Levin , Aviad Levis , Amit Aides

An open source software package for simulating thermal neutron propagation in geometry is presented. In this system, neutron propagation can be treated by either the particle transport method or the ray-tracing method. Supported by an…

Computational Physics · Physics 2023-12-05 Zi-Yi Pan , Ni Yang , Ming Tang , Peixun Shen , Xiao-Xiao Cai

We have investigated the effects of resonant scattering of emission lines on the image morphology and intensity from coronal loop structures. It has previously been shown that line of sight effects in optically thin line emission can yield…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Kenneth Wood , John Raymond