Present and future capabilities of MCNP

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 857-861

  Hendricks, John S ^a   Adams, K J ^a   Booth, T E ^a   Briesmeister, J F ^a   Carter, L L ^b   Cox, L J ^a   Favorite, J A ^a   Forster, R A ^a   McKinney, G W ^a   Prael, R E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Carter Monte Carlo Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHOTONS;

BOLTZMANN-FOKKER-PLANCK CAPABILITY; MONTE CARLO N-PARTICLE CODE; NEUTRON PHYSICS;

RADIATION;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; NEUTRON RADIATION; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REACTOR; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VARIANCE;

EID: 0034670290     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00231-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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