The visualization of the microscopic phenomena in a Monte Carlo simulation can improve the understanding of the problem and provide an important check on the model definition and execution. The paths, or tracks, of a sample of the Monte Carlo particles show how fission source neutrons migrate from one generation to another. The location of fission source neutrons and interactions can be shown by event markers. This new visualization is available for the Monte Carlo n-particle code MCNP due to the addition of fission source neutrons, tagged by cycle number, to the particle track (PTRAC) data. We report here on …
continued below
Publisher Info:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Place of Publication:
New Mexico
Provided By
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Serving as both a federal and a state depository library, the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department maintains millions of items in a variety of formats. The department is a member of the FDLP Content Partnerships Program and an Affiliated Archive of the National Archives.
Descriptive information to help identify this article.
Follow the links below to find similar items on the Digital Library.
Description
The visualization of the microscopic phenomena in a Monte Carlo simulation can improve the understanding of the problem and provide an important check on the model definition and execution. The paths, or tracks, of a sample of the Monte Carlo particles show how fission source neutrons migrate from one generation to another. The location of fission source neutrons and interactions can be shown by event markers. This new visualization is available for the Monte Carlo n-particle code MCNP due to the addition of fission source neutrons, tagged by cycle number, to the particle track (PTRAC) data. We report here on the use of this and similar information for the analysis and illustration of criticality calculations.
This article is part of the following collection of related materials.
Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
Reports, articles and other documents harvested from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) is the Department of Energy (DOE) office that collects, preserves, and disseminates DOE-sponsored research and development (R&D) results that are the outcomes of R&D projects or other funded activities at DOE labs and facilities nationwide and grantees at universities and other institutions.
Van Riper, K.A.; McKinney, G.W. & Urbatsch, T.The use of particle tracks in problem analysis,
article,
June 1, 1995;
New Mexico.
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc628447/:
accessed April 18, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
