Comparison between MCNP and PENELOPE for the simulation of X-ray spectra in electron microscopy in the keV range

摘要

In this paper two Monte Carlo codes, MCNP (version 4C2) and PENELOPE (version 2001), were used in a cluster environment to simulate the X-ray spectra emerging from bombarding pure element bulk targets with mono energetic electrons in the keV range (30 keV). The simulation results were compared to experimental data measured on a JEOL-6300 electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray detector. The results from both codes were compared amongst each other as to find the best in terms of accuracy, case of use and speed of the calculations. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.