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We discuss Monte-Carlo techniques for addressing the 3-dimensional time-dependent radiative transfer problem in rapidly expanding supernova atmospheres. The transfer code SEDONA has been developed to calculate the lightcurves, spectra, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Daniel Kasen , R. C. Thomas , Peter Nugent

The interaction of ionizing and far-ultraviolet radiation with the interstellar medium is of great importance. It results in the formation of regions in which the gas is ionized, beyond which are photodissociation regions (PDRs) in which…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-21 T. G. Bisbas , T. J. Haworth , M. J. Barlow , S. Viti , T. J. Harries , T. Bell , J. A. Yates

We present a new 3D continuum radiative transfer code, MCFOST, based on a Monte-Carlo method. The reliability and efficiency of the code is tested by comparison with five different radiative transfer codes previously tested by Pascucci et…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Christophe Pinte , Francois Menard , Gaspard Duchene

We explore the application of Monte Carlo transport methods to solving coupled radiation-hydrodynamics problems. We use a time-dependent, frequency-dependent, 3-dimensional radiation transport code, that is special relativistic and includes…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Nathaniel Roth , Daniel Kasen

We present the first results of our 3D Monte Carlo maser radiative transfer code, used to model the 1612 MHz OH maser shell and the amplification of emission from the stellar radio-photosphere.

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 W. H. T. Vlemmings

Interactions between clouds and radiation are at the root of many difficulties in numerically predicting future weather and climate and in retrieving the state of the atmosphere from remote sensing observations. The large range of issues…

We present CRPropa 3.3, the latest release of the publicly available Monte Carlo framework for simulating the propagation of high-energy particles in astrophysical environments. This version introduces significant extensions that enables…

The study of photoionised gas in planetary nebulae (PNe) has played a major role achieving, over the years, a better understanding of a number of physical processes pertinent to a broader range of fields than just PNe studies, ranging from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Barbara Ercolano

The theory of radiative transfer provides the link between the physical conditions in an astrophysical object and the observable radiation which it emits. Thus accurately modelling radiative transfer is often a necessary part of testing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. A. Sim , M. Kromer , F. K. Roepke , E. I. Sorokina , S. I. Blinnikov , D. Kasen , W. Hillebrandt

A novel hybrid Monte Carlo transport scheme is demonstrated in a scene with solar illumination, scattering and absorbing 2D atmosphere, a textured reflecting mountain, and a small detector located in the sky (mounted on a satellite or a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 Guillaume Bal , Anthony Davis , Ian Langmore

We report on a new capability added to our general relativistic radiation-magnetohydrodynamics code, Cosmos++: an implicit Monte Carlo (IMC) treatment for radiation transport. The method is based on a Fleck-type implicit discretization of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-27 Nathaniel Roth , Peter Anninos , Peter B. Robinson , J. Luc Peterson , Brooke Polak , Tymothy K. Mangan , Kyle Beyer

We present a three-dimensional photoionisation and dust radiative transfer model of NGC 6302, an extreme, high-excitation planetary nebula. We use the 3D photoionisation code Mocassin} to model the emission from the gas and dust. We have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-09-14 N. J. Wright , M. J. Barlow , B. Ercolano , T. Rauch

We present a new Monte-Carlo radiative transfer code, which we have used to model the cyclotron line features in the environment of a variable magnetic field and plasma density. The code accepts an input continuum and performs only the line…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-07-20 Sandeep Kumar , Suman Bala , Dipankar Bhattacharya

Muon ionization cooling involves passing particles through solid or liquid absorbers. Careful simulations are required to design muon cooling channels. New features have been developed for inclusion in the transfer map code COSY Infinity to…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2018-08-15 Josiah Kunz , Pavel Snopok , Martin Berz , Kyoko Makino

We present a detailed study of the observable effects of photoionization and Comptonization of line and continuum radiation from a cold accretion disk with a thin, warm, photoionized transition layer in the framework of self-consistent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Boettcher , E. P. Liang , I. A. Smith

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

We present the AM$^3$ ("Astrophysical Multi-Messenger Modeling") software. AM$^3$ is a documented open source software that efficiently solves the coupled integro-differential equations describing the temporal evolution of the spectral…

We discuss the development of the new radiative transfer code Wind3D. It solves the non-LTE radiative transport problem in moving stellar atmosphere models in three geometric dimensions. The code accepts arbitrary 3D velocity fields in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-07-26 A. Lobel , R. Blomme

We present a numerical method and computer code to calculate the radiative transfer and excitation of molecular lines. Formulating the Monte Carlo method from the viewpoint of cells rather than photons allows us to separate local and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michiel R. Hogerheijde , Floris F. S. van der Tak

Solving the continuum radiative transfer equation in high opacity media requires sophisticated numerical tools. In order to test the reliability of such tools, we present a benchmark of radiative transfer codes in a 2D disc configuration.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 C. Pinte , T. J. Harries , M. Min , A. M. Watson , C. P. Dullemond , P. Woitke , F. Menard , M. C. Duran-Rojas