Benchmarking Monte Carlo simulations of thermal neutron kinetics and differential die-away analysis

Joint International Topical Meeting on Mathematics and Computations and Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications, M and C + SNA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Jordan, K A ^a   Gozani, T ^b   Vujic, J ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Rapiscan Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

Author keywords

Cargo inspection; DDAA; MCNP; Neutron interrogation

Indexed keywords

CARGO INSPECTION; NEUTRON INTERROGATION; THERMAL DIE-AWAY TIMES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISSION PRODUCTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 84858463561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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