Midway forward-adjoint coupling method for neutron and photon Monte Carlo transport

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-72

  Serov, I V ^b   John, T M ^a,b   Hoogenboom, J E ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PHOTONS; SURFACES;

MIDWAY FORWARD ADJOINT COUPLING METHOD; NEUTRAL PARTICLE TRANSPORT;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 0033187886     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE99-A2072     Document Type: Article

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