Parallel implementation of the integral transport equation-based radiography simulation code

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-182

  Inanc, Feyzi ^a   Vasiliu, Bogdan ^a   Turner, Dave ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

INTEGRAL TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY SIMULATION CODES;

INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035251586     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE01-A2183     Document Type: Article

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