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| − | This a brief description on the delta-tracking based transport routine used in Serpent. The original delta-tracking algorithm was introduced by Woodcock in 1965,<ref>Woodcock, E. R., Murphy, T., Hemmings, P. J., and Longworth, T. C. ''"Techniques used in the GEM code for Monte Carlo neutronics calculations in reactors and other systems of complex geometry."'' ANL-7050, Argonne National Laboratory, 1965.</ref> and a mathematical verification was derived by Coleman in 1968.<ref>Coleman, W. A. ''"Mathematical verification of a certain Monte Carlo sampling technique and applications of the technique to radiation transport problems."'' Nucl. Sci. Eng., '''31''' (1968) 76–81.</ref> The method is | + | This a brief description on the delta-tracking based transport routine used in Serpent. The original delta-tracking algorithm was introduced by Woodcock in 1965,<ref>Woodcock, E. R., Murphy, T., Hemmings, P. J., and Longworth, T. C. ''"Techniques used in the GEM code for Monte Carlo neutronics calculations in reactors and other systems of complex geometry."'' ANL-7050, Argonne National Laboratory, 1965.</ref> and a mathematical verification was derived by Coleman in 1968.<ref>Coleman, W. A. ''"Mathematical verification of a certain Monte Carlo sampling technique and applications of the technique to radiation transport problems."'' Nucl. Sci. Eng., '''31''' (1968) 76–81.</ref> The method is well described in a text book by Lux and Koblinger,<ref>Lux, I. and Koblinger, L. ''"Monte Carlo Particle Transport Methods: Neutron and Photon Calculations."'' CRC Press, Inc. (1991).</ref> and the basic routine used in Serpent in an article in Annals of Nuclear Energy from 2010.<ref>Leppänen, J. ''"Performance of Woodcock delta-tracking in lattice physics applications using the Serpent Monte Carlo reactor physics burnup calculation code."'' Ann. Nucl. Energy '''37''' (2010) 715–722.</ref>. |
Revision as of 15:05, 19 November 2015
This a brief description on the delta-tracking based transport routine used in Serpent. The original delta-tracking algorithm was introduced by Woodcock in 1965,[1] and a mathematical verification was derived by Coleman in 1968.[2] The method is well described in a text book by Lux and Koblinger,[3] and the basic routine used in Serpent in an article in Annals of Nuclear Energy from 2010.[4].
Contents
Transport algorithm in Monte Carlo simulation
Surface- and delta-tracking
Hybrid method used in Serpent
Advantages and limitations
References
- ^ Woodcock, E. R., Murphy, T., Hemmings, P. J., and Longworth, T. C. "Techniques used in the GEM code for Monte Carlo neutronics calculations in reactors and other systems of complex geometry." ANL-7050, Argonne National Laboratory, 1965.
- ^ Coleman, W. A. "Mathematical verification of a certain Monte Carlo sampling technique and applications of the technique to radiation transport problems." Nucl. Sci. Eng., 31 (1968) 76–81.
- ^ Lux, I. and Koblinger, L. "Monte Carlo Particle Transport Methods: Neutron and Photon Calculations." CRC Press, Inc. (1991).
- ^ Leppänen, J. "Performance of Woodcock delta-tracking in lattice physics applications using the Serpent Monte Carlo reactor physics burnup calculation code." Ann. Nucl. Energy 37 (2010) 715–722.
