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Monte Carlo Transport of Electrons and Photons pp 183–219Cite as

ETRAN — Experimental Benchmarks

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The ETRAN transport code is the realization of a Monte Carlo scheme for simulating electron histories carried out according to a “condensed random-walk” model. In this model, the sampling of individual elastic and inelastic collisions is replaced by the sampling of multiple-scattering deflections and energy losses in successive short path segments. An overview of the procedures involved can be found in Chapter 7.

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Berger, M.J. (1988). ETRAN — Experimental Benchmarks. In: Jenkins, T.M., Nelson, W.R., Rindi, A. (eds) Monte Carlo Transport of Electrons and Photons. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 38. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1059-4_8

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