The most likely path of an energetic charged particle through a uniform medium.
Presented is a calculation of the most likely path for a charged particle traversing a uniform medium and suffering multiple-Coulomb scattering when the entrance and exit positions and angles are known. The effects of ionization energy loss are included and the results are verified using Monte Carlo simulation. The application to proton computed tomography is discussed.
Williams
D C
DC
Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. davidw@scipp.ucsc.edu
D003198:Computer Simulation; D004735:Energy Transfer; D007477:Ions; D007700:Kinetics; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D016011:Normal Distribution; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012984:Software
D007477:Ions