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

PENEPMA: A Monte Carlo Program for the Simulation of X-Ray Emission in Electron Probe Microanalysis

“…Tian et al (2009) reported satisfactory agreement of PENELOPE simulations with their own experimental X-ray spectra measured at the wider incident electron energy range of 5–25 keV (see also Table 1 of the mentioned reference). The ability of PENEPMA to produce accurate X-ray spectra has also been assessed by comparison with other MC codes such as MCNP by Roet et al (2006) and Miller et al (2014). PENEPMA has been used to simulate EPMA spectra for different applications.…”

Impacts on the Ratio of Peak to Total and Peak to Source for Si-PIN Detector Through the Monte Carlo Method in XRF Analysis

“…The Monte Carlo Neutron-Particle Transport Code MCNP5, which was produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory, has become one of the important software in the field of simulation and analysis of spectroscopy [13][14][15][16][17] . With a relative error of less than 5%, the accuracy of spectral intensity predicted using the MCNP5 code was nearly 95%, and the lower limit of prediction accuracy improved from 90% to 97% for unknown composition specimens 18 .…”

The prediction of thick target electron bremsstrahlung spectra in the 0.25–50 keV energy range

“…Messel et al [58], Zerby and Moran [59], Berger and Seltzer [60] or Jenkins et al [61]). Although recent attempts have involved reliable cross-section models and modern numerical algorithms [62][63][64], few efforts have been addressed to achieve an analytical expression for the prediction of the bremsstrahlung spectrum. To this aim, Statham [65] performed Monte Carlo simulations to study the continuum absorption correction and the effects of anisotropy in the emission of bremsstrahlung.…”