A hybrid Monte Carlo-Deterministic method for global particle transport calculations

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-167

  Becker, Troy L ^a   Wollaber, Allan B ^a   Larsen, Edward W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DEEP PENETRATION; DETERMINISTIC FLUX; MONTE CARLO DETERMINISTIC METHOD; MULTIPLICATIVE CORRECTION;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES;

EID: 33847365807     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE07-A2653     Document Type: Conference Paper

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