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Applying X-ray Imaging Crystal Spectroscopy for Use as a High Temperature Plasma Diagnostic
Published on: August 25, 2016
Monte Carlo analysis of energy dependent anisotropy of bremsstrahlung x-ray spectra
Róbert Kákonyi1, Miklós Erdélyi, Gábor Szabó
1Regional Cooperation Research Center of Life and Material Sciences, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Dugonics tér 13, Hungary. karo@titan.physx.u-szeged.hu
Abstract:
The energy resolved emission angle dependence of x-ray spectra was analyzed by MCNPX (Monte Carlo N particle Monte Carlo) simulator. It was shown that the spectral photon flux had a maximum at a well-defined emission angle due to the anisotropy of the bremsstrahlung process. The higher the relative photon energy, the smaller the emission angle belonging to the maximum was. The trends predicted by the Monte Carlo simulations were experimentally verified. The Monte Carlo results were compared to both the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine spectra table and the SPEKCALCV1.0 code.
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