Re: clarification of BEAMPART LET output

Dear Brandon

BEAMPART refers to particles of generation 1 (e.g., as recorded in array
LOFLK in the stack). These are beam particle, including elastically
scattered ones as elastic scattering does not increase the generation
number.

Cheers
Stefan

On Tue, 13 Nov 2012, REDDELL, BRANDON D. (JSC-EV511) wrote:

>
> Dear FLUKA experts,
>
> I have a question when using USRYIELD to get LET for BEAMPART only (particle
> id=210). The output gives a nice LET distribution. I?m confused on what exactly is
> included in this double differential, can someone tell me what below item is
> included in the output?
>
> 1) Only primary beam particles (does not include any elastic or inelastic ions
> of the same Z and A as the beam)
>
> 2) Or all particles with the same Z and A as beam (which includes primary and
> secondary elastic or inelastic ions of the same type as beam)
>
> 3) Or something different
>
> If it is option 3, please elaborate!
>
> Your clarification is much appreciated,
>
> Brandon
>
Received on Thu Nov 15 2012 - 12:09:30 CET