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FXRS: Fast X-Ray Spectrum-Simulator Theory and Software Implementation

Part of: Probabilistic methods, simulation and stochastic differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2017

Ciprian C. Chirilă  and
T. M. H. Ha
Ciprian C. Chirilă*
Affiliation:
Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis, Singapore 138632
T. M. H. Ha*
Affiliation:
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634
*
*Corresponding author. Email addresses:chirilacc@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg (C. C. Chirilă), tmhha@simtech.a-star.edu.sg (T. M. H. Ha)
*Corresponding author. Email addresses:chirilacc@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg (C. C. Chirilă), tmhha@simtech.a-star.edu.sg (T. M. H. Ha)
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Abstract

We propose a simple, computationally efficient scheme for an X-ray spectrum simulator. The theoretical models describing the physical processes involved are employed in our Monte Carlo software in a coherent way, paving the way for straightforward future improvements. Our results compare satisfactorily to experimental results from literature and to results from dedicated simulation software. The simplicity, excellent statistical errors, and short execution time of our code recommend it for intensive use in X-ray generation simulations.

Keywords

Electron-matter interactionX-ray generationMonte Carlo simulationinteraction forcingdetection forcing

MSC classification

Secondary: 68U20: Simulation 65C05: Monte Carlo methods
Type
Computational Software
Information
Communications in Computational Physics , Volume 21 , Issue 5 , May 2017 , pp. 1475 - 1488
Copyright
Copyright © Global-Science Press 2017 

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Footnotes

Communicated by Michel A. Van Hove

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