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20142026
most citedEnabling microstructural changes of FCC/BCC alloys in 2D dislocation dynamics

8 citations · 36 across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Contribution of cosmic alphas to generation of albedo neutrons and gammas in lunar regolith: A computational study based on GEANT4 simulations

Harshala Gaonkar, A. Ilker Topuz

The lunar surface is constantly and directly exposed to Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) due to the lack of the atmosphere and the magnetic field around it. The high-energetic alpha par…

physics.ins-det2026

Unveiling neutron and gamma spectrum at Martian surface in presence and absence of hydrogen: A computational study based on GEANT4 simulations

A. Ilker Topuz

Motivated by the interactions of the GCR protons with the Martian atmosphere and regolith in the absence and presence of hydrogen, a series of GEANT4 simulations are employed in th…

physics.ins-det2024

Effect of hydrogen on albedo neutrons in lunar surface: A computational investigation by means of GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz

Motivated by the interaction of the cosmic ray protons with the lunar surface in the absence and presence of hydrogen, a series of GEANT4 simulations are employed in the current st…

physics.ins-det2024

Unveiling secondary particle generation in a SONTRAC detector through GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz

SOlar Neutron TRACking (SONTRAC) is a detector concept based on a bundle of plastic scintillators by aiming at tracking the solar neutrons through the generation of the secondary p…

physics.ins-det2024

Thermal/epithermal neutron detection via LiO-doped fiber bundles: A computational study through GEANT4 simulations

A. Ilker Topuz

One of the neutron capture processes in lithium or lithium-doped materials leads to the production of secondary alpha-triton pairs. The counts of these secondary charged particle p…

physics.ins-det2023

Implementation of atmospheric proton spectrum in GEANT4 simulations for space applications

A. Ilker Topuz

A major part of cosmic rays consists of the primary protons, and this portion plays a crucial role in the space applications such as shielding of spacecrafts. In this study, the pr…

physics.ins-det2023★ 3 cited

COME: Cylindrical oriented muon emission in GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz

In this study, a source scheme based on source biasing as well as discrete energy spectrum in the cylindrical geometry is presented for the simulations of muon tomography in the GE…

physics.ins-det2022

Applying triangular correlation of angular deviation in muon scattering tomography for multi-block materials via GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco

The scattering angle due to the target volume can be split into two interior angles in the tomographic setups based on the muon scattering, and we call this property as the triangu…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

Investigation of deflection angle for muon energy classification in muon scattering tomography via GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco +1

In muon scattering tomography, the investigated materials are discriminated according to the scattering angle that mainly depends on the atomic number, the density, and the thickne…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 5 cited

DOME: Discrete oriented muon emission in GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco

In this study, we exhibit a number elementary strategies that might be at disposal in diverse computational applications in the GEANT4 simulations with the purpose of hemispherical…

physics.comp-ph2022★ 5 cited

Towards energy discretization for muon scattering tomography in GEANT4 simulations: A discrete probabilistic approach

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk

In this study, by attempting to eliminate the disadvantageous complexity of the existing particle generators, we present a discrete probabilistic scheme adapted for the discrete en…

physics.comp-ph2022★ 5 cited

Particle generation through restrictive planes in GEANT4 simulations for potential applications of cosmic ray muon tomography

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco

In this study, by attempting to resolve the angular complication during the particle generation for the muon tomography applications in the GEANT4 simulations, we exhibit an unconv…

physics.ins-det2021

On muon energy group structure based on deflection angle for application in muon scattering tomography: A Monte Carlo study through GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco +1

The average deflection angle of the tracked muons in the muon scattering tomography exponentially declines in function of the initial kinetic energy, the angular dependence of whic…

physics.ins-det2021

Unveiling triangular correlation of angular deviation in muon scattering tomography by means of GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco +1

The angular deviation commonly represented by the scattering angle generally serves to provide the characteristic discrimination in the muon scattering tomography. The regular proc…

physics.ins-det2021★ 2 cited

Effect of passive metallic layers on muon energy estimation by means of deflection angle for muon scattering tomography: A comparative study based on GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco +1

In the tomographic configurations based on the muon scattering, the angular variation with respect to the kinetic energy indirectly brings forth the ability to coarsely predict the…

physics.ins-det2021★ 1 cited

Non-destructive interrogation of nuclear waste barrels through muon tomography: A Monte Carlo study based on dual-parameter analysis via GEANT4 simulations

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco

In this study, we employ the Monte Carlo simulations by using the GEANT4 code to demonstrate the capability of muon tomography based on the dual-parameter analysis in the examinati…

physics.ins-det2018★ 5 cited

Neutronic Analysis of a Nuclear-Chicago NH3 Neutron Howitzer

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Iskender Atilla Reyhancan

Neutron howitzers are the irradiation instruments, generally used for the chemical analysis in the research laboratories, where the neutron sources are encapsulated within a modera…

physics.med-ph2018★ 1 cited

3D Surface Radiation Dosimetry of a Nuclear-Chicago NH3 Neutron Howitzer

Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Iskender Atilla Reyhancan

The tracking of radiation dose is a fundamental concept for the safe operation of nuclear instruments, and this concept is a multi-task challenge in the case of neutron sources sin…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 8 cited

Enabling microstructural changes of FCC/BCC alloys in 2D dislocation dynamics

Ahmet Ilker Topuz

Dimension reduction procedure is the recipe to represent defects in two dimensional dislocation dynamics according to the changes in the geometrical properties of the defects trigg…