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F. Castiglia, E. Oliveri
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 86 | Number 3 | March 1984 | Pages 297-301
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A17558
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In photon transport calculations by a Monte Carlo method, the solution of the inverse Klein-Nishina cumulative distribution function for random selection of a photon energy upon Compton scattering is not practical; moreover, Koblinger's procedure cannot be applied for incoming photon energies less than . In this case the sampling rejection methods (SRMs), especially the nonuniform ones, represent a good alternative. A number of SRMs for the Klein-Nishina probability density function are presented; some of the methods have very high selection efficiencies. These techniques are tested within the bounds of computer time required for a successful selection. At least one of them is appreciably advantageous over those previously proposed.