Neutron transport models and methods for HZETRN and coupling to low energy light ion transport

SAE International Journal of Aerospace

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 510-521

  Slaba, T C ^a   Heinbockel, J H ^a   Blattnig, S R ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; DC MODEL; DETERMINISTIC TRANSPORT; FIRST ORDER; HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFTS; ION FLUENCES; ION TRANSPORTS; LOW ENERGY LIGHT; LOW-ENERGY NEUTRONS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO CODES; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SECONDARY NEUTRONS; SPACE RADIATIONS; SPACE VEHICLES; TRANSPORT MODELS;

FUZZY CONTROL; IONS; MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; NUMBER THEORY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 77953201601     PISSN: 19463855     EISSN: 19463901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-2162     Document Type: Article

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