An improved neutron transport algorithm for HZETRN

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 800-810

  Slaba, T C ^a   Blattnig, S R ^b   Clowdsley, M S ^b   Walker, S A ^a   Badavi, F F ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose; HZETRN; Neutron transport; Radiation constraints; Space radiation; Space radiation transport

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; INTEGRATION; NEUTRON FLUX; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATION SHIELDING; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DOSE; ELASTIC CROSS SECTIONS; HZETRN; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; NEUTRON TRANSPORT THEORY; NUMERICAL INTEGRATION SCHEME; SPACE RADIATIONS; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 77955556783     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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