Monte Carlo simulation of airborne gamma-ray spectrometers

Gamma-ray spectra have been simulated using Monte Carlo simulation, applied to<br>simplified models of real survey conditions. Monte Carlo methods can accurately mimic<br>the stochastic nature of radioactive decay, transport and detection processes, allowing the<br>method to be used for the production of synthetic data for testing noise reduction techniques. Simulated spectra may also be applied to calibration and potentially used for direct<br>forward modelling of spectrometer data.