Backward Monte-Carlo applied to muon transport

DOI10.1016/J.CPC.2018.04.001MaRDI QIDQ2102485zbMATH OpenOpenAlexDBLPWikidataFDO

Authors Valentin Niess, Anne Barnoud, Cristina Cârloganu, Eve Le Ménédeu

Publication date 28 November 2022

Published in Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.05636

zbMATH Keywords

muon transportadjoint Monte-Carlobackward Monte-Carlo

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Monte Carlo methods (65C05) Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15)

Abstract: We discuss a backward Monte-Carlo technique for muon transport problem, with emphasis on its application in muography. Backward Monte-Carlo allows exclusive sampling of a final state by reversing the simulation flow. In practice it can be made analogous to an adjoint Monte-Carlo, though it is more versatile for muon transport. A backward Monte-Carlo was implemented as a dedicated muon transport library: PUMAS. It is shown for case studies relevant for muography imaging that the implementations of forward and backward Monte-Carlo schemes agree to better than 1%.

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