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Detecting an extended light source through a lens

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Litaker, E. T.; Machacek, Joshua; Gay, T. J.

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We present a Monte Carlo simulation of a cylindrical luminescent volume and a typical lens-detector system. The results of this simulation yield a graphically simple picture of the regions within the cylindrical volume from which this system detects light. Because the cylindrical volume permits large angles of incidence, we use a modification of the thin-lens approximation for ray tracing. We compare simulation results with concepts from imaging optics, and comment on implications for...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorLitaker, E. T.
dc.contributor.authorMachacek, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorGay, T. J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:30:42Z
dc.identifier.issn0143-0807
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/55207
dc.description.abstractWe present a Monte Carlo simulation of a cylindrical luminescent volume and a typical lens-detector system. The results of this simulation yield a graphically simple picture of the regions within the cylindrical volume from which this system detects light. Because the cylindrical volume permits large angles of incidence, we use a modification of the thin-lens approximation for ray tracing. We compare simulation results with concepts from imaging optics, and comment on implications for experimental design.
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing
dc.sourceEuropean Journal of Physics
dc.subjectKeywords: Angles of incidence; Imaging optics; Monte Carlo Simulation; Simulation result; Thin-lens approximation; Computer simulation; Light sources; Monte Carlo methods; Light
dc.titleDetecting an extended light source through a lens
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume32
dc.date.issued2011
local.identifier.absfor020599 - Optical Physics not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB322
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationLitaker, E T, University of Nebraska
local.contributor.affiliationMachacek, Joshua, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationGay, T.J., University of Nebraska
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1107
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1116
local.identifier.doi10.1088/0143-0807/32/4/023
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:06:46Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-79959701068
local.identifier.thomsonID000291686800027
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