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As Monte Carlo is a statistical method, the accuracy of its results depends on the number of simulated electron trajectories and on the pseudo-random number generator used to perform the simulations. We will briefly summarize how pseudo-random numbers can be generated. We will describe, as well, how to calculate selected random number distributions that are particularly relevant for the Monte Carlo method purposes [1].
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Dapor, M. (2020). Random Numbers. In: Transport of Energetic Electrons in Solids. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 271. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43264-5_5
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