Overview
- Presents an application of the Monte Carlo method which allows readers to write codes themselves
- Contains numerous comparisons of results of the Monte Carlo simulations and the available experimental data
- Describes all the mechanisms of elastic and inelastic scattering of electrons with the atoms of the target
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics (STMP, volume 999)
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This new edition describes all the mechanisms of elastic and inelastic scattering of electrons with the atoms of the target as simple as possible. The use of techniques of quantum mechanics is described in detail for the investigation of interaction processes of electrons with matter. It presents the strategies of the Monte Carlo method, as well as numerous comparisons among the results of the simulations and the experimental data available in the literature.
New in this edition is the description of the Mermin theory, a comparison between Mermin theory and Drude theory, a discussion about the dispersion laws, and details about the calculation of the phase shifts that are used in the relativistic partial wave expansion method. The role of secondary electrons in proton cancer therapy is discussed in the chapter devoted to applications. In this context, Monte Carlo results about the radial distribution of the energy deposited in PMMA by secondary electrons generated by energetic proton beams are presented.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transport of Energetic Electrons in Solids
Book Subtitle: Computer Simulation with Applications to Materials Analysis and Characterization
Authors: Maurizio Dapor
Series Title: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47492-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47492-2Published: 27 December 2016
Series ISSN: 0081-3869
Series E-ISSN: 1615-0430
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVIII, 182
Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Second Edition
Topics: Solid State Physics, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Mathematical and Computational Engineering