Francesc Salvat, José M. Fernández-Varea, and Josep Sempau:
Abstract:
The computer code system PENELOPE performs Monte Carlo
simulation of coupled electron-photon transport in arbitrary materials
for a wide energy range, from a few hundred eV to about 1GeV. 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.
The report / proceedings are 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.
Up-to-date information on the version of PENELOPELast reviewed: 27 May 2011