Analysis of correlated coupling of Monte Carlo forward and adjoint histories

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-145

  Ueki, Taro ^a   Hoogenboom, J E ^b   Kloosterman, J L ^b  

^a Interfaculty Reactor Institute ^*  (Japan)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBABILITY;

MONTE CARLO CORRELATED COUPLING;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0035251496     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE01-A2180     Document Type: Article

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