A performance model of non-deterministic particle transport on large-scale systems

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 324-335

  Mathis, Mark M ^a,b   Kerbyson, Darren J ^a,c,d,e   Hoisie, Adolfy ^a,f  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Performance and Architecture Lab   (United States)

^d ACM   (United States)

^e IEEE   (United States)

^f Performance and Architectures Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Large scale systems; Performance analysis; Performance modeling

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL PHYSICS; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE MODELING;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 28044435048     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2004.11.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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