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pg-rad/src/pg_rad/physics/fluence.py

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import numpy as np
def phi_single_source(
r: float,
activity: float | int,
branching_ratio: float,
mu_mass_air: float,
air_density: float,
) -> float:
"""Compute the contribution of a single point source to the
primary photon fluence rate phi at position (x,y,z).
Args:
r (float): [m] Distance to the point source.
activity (float | int): [Bq] Activity of the point source.
branching_ratio (float): Branching ratio for the photon energy E_gamma.
mu_mass_air (float): [cm^2/g] Mass attenuation coefficient for air.
air_density (float): [kg/m^3] Air density.
Returns:
phi (float): [s^-1 m^-2] Primary photon fluence rate at distance r from
a point source.
"""
# Linear photon attenuation coefficient in m^-1.
mu_mass_air *= 0.1
mu_air = 0.1 * mu_mass_air * air_density
phi = (
activity
* branching_ratio
* np.exp(-mu_air * r)
/ (4 * np.pi * r**2)
)
return phi