Working papershttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/52572024-03-28T07:57:44Z2024-03-28T07:57:44ZPENELOPE-2008: A Code System for Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron and Photon TransportSalvat, FrancescFernández-Varea, Jose MariaSempau Roma, Josephttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/92652020-07-23T20:27:08Z2010-10-04T09:55:46ZPENELOPE-2008: A Code System for Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron and Photon Transport
Salvat, Francesc; Fernández-Varea, Jose Maria; Sempau Roma, Josep
The computer code system PENELOPE (version 2008) performs Monte Carlo simulation of coupled
electron-photon transport in arbitrary materials for a wide energy range, from a few hundred eV to
about 1 GeV. Photon transport is simulated by means of the standard, detailed simulation scheme.
Electron and positron histories are generated on the basis of a mixed procedure, which combines
detailed simulation of hard events with condensed simulation of soft interactions. A geometry package
called PENGEOM permits the generation of random electron-photon showers in material systems
consisting of homogeneous bodies limited by quadric surfaces, i.e., planes, spheres, cylinders, etc. This
report is intended not only to serve as a manual of the PENELOPE code system, but also to provide the
user with the necessary information to understand the details of the Monte Carlo algorithm.
2010-10-04T09:55:46ZSalvat, FrancescFernández-Varea, Jose MariaSempau Roma, JosepThe computer code system PENELOPE (version 2008) performs Monte Carlo simulation of coupled
electron-photon transport in arbitrary materials for a wide energy range, from a few hundred eV to
about 1 GeV. Photon transport is simulated by means of the standard, detailed simulation scheme.
Electron and positron histories are generated on the basis of a mixed procedure, which combines
detailed simulation of hard events with condensed simulation of soft interactions. A geometry package
called PENGEOM permits the generation of random electron-photon showers in material systems
consisting of homogeneous bodies limited by quadric surfaces, i.e., planes, spheres, cylinders, etc. This
report is intended not only to serve as a manual of the PENELOPE code system, but also to provide the
user with the necessary information to understand the details of the Monte Carlo algorithm.