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Monte Carlo simulation of ionisation chambers with Penelope

Josep Sempau Institut de Tcniques ner!tiques "ni#ersitat $olitcnica de Catalun%a

MC simulation of ICs

IGR - April 4 2008

Outline
& T'e stru!!le of MC codes to accuratel% simulate ICs( Interface effects in condensed 'istor% al!orit'ms )ta*ilit% test( t'e +ano t'eorem ,or -.o/ to c'oose safe transport parameters01 Results for a real-life IC

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MC simulation of ICs

IGR - April 4 2008

Electron simulation strategies


& 3etailed simulation4 i5e5 interaction-*%-interaction
.i!'est accurac%4 *ut 6 R7 slo/5 +easi*le onl% at lo/ E8s5

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Condensed 'istor% tec'nique ,M 9 :er!er 1;<21


Multiple interactions alon! s ,step len!t'1 simulated collecti#el%

in a sin!le computational step5

:ased on multiple scatterin! t'eories4 /'ic' c'aracterise $3+s

,e5!5 an!ular deflection4 penetration dept'1 after a !i#en s5 *ut ma% reduce t'e accurac%5

In !eneral4 lar!er steps s produce faster simulations C. s'ould reproduce detailed simulation /'en s0

,*ut t'is is not al/a%s t'e case15

T/o modalities( purel% condensed ,class I1 or mi=ed ,class II1


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Penelope's mixed simulation scheme


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+ )al#at et al > A-<2224 200< ,$enelope manual1

soft start

Hard , > c 4 W > Wc1 Soft ,t'e rest1 & c = f (C1 , C2) & WCC , WCR & s DSMAX
Accomodates detailed sim5

Random-'in!e met'od

MC simulation of ICs

IGR - April 4 2008

Interface effects
material 1
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MC simulation of ICs

IGR - April 4 2008

Step size dependence

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MC simulation of ICs

IGR - April 4 2008

!esting C" algorithms


T'e de#iation of t'e ratio FD ,s1 G Ddetail H from unit% is a rele#ant measure of t'e qualit% of t'e electron transport al!orit'm5

!he #ano test


+or a monoener!etic source ener!% conser#ation implies(

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$esults
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Conclusion
& & & $enelope passes t'e +ano test at t'e K 051L le#el if t'e simulation parameters are set Mudiciousl%5 555t'is means t'at it /ill also reproduce IC response to a similar le#el of accurac%5 $%& T'e possi*le effects of inaccuracies in t'e cross section models 'a#e not *een compre'ensi#el% anal%sed5
T'e e#aluation4 under similar conditions4 of ratios of a*sor*ed doses

tends to miti!ate t'ose effects5 $'e hope(&

At least /e no/ Dno/ 'o/ to compute IC response in a consistent manner5

MC simulation of ICs

IGR - April 4 2008

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%c&nowledgments
& $edro Andreo & 9udit' Aldana & 6anessa $anettieri & +rancesc )al#at & 9osN M +ernOnde@-6area & and t'e rest of mem*ers of t'e $enelope team & )panis' M de Educacin y Ciencia4 proM5 P +I)200<-0E01<

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