TREATMENT OF COMPTON SCATTERING OF LINEARLY POLARIZED PHOTONS IN MONTE CARLO CODES

摘要

The basic formalism of Compton scattering of linearly polarized photons is reviewed, and some simple prescriptions to deal with the transport of polarized photons in Monte Carlo simulation codes are given. Fortran routines, based on the described method, have been included in MCNP, a widely used code for neutrons, photons and electrons transport. As this improved version of the code can be of general use, the implementation and the procedures to employ the new version of the code are discussed.