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Title: Practicum in Monte Carlo Radiation Transport


1
Practicum in Monte Carlo Radiation Transport
  • NEEP 602
  • Spring 2003
  • Prof. Paul Wilson

2
What is Monte Carlo Simulation?
  • The use of random processes to determine a
    statistically expected solution to a problem

3
Real World Monte Carlo
  • Everybody gets a number in sequence, n
  • Everybody gets a pair of dice
  • Monte Carlo reaction
  • Tell us facts about yourselfName, Major and
    year, Educational background, Other info (eg.
    pets name, favorite food, where you were born,
    where you spent the holidays, future career
    plans)
  • Monte Carlo transport
  • Roll die ?m, pass ball to person n?(nm) mod N

4
Administrivia
  • Tues Thurs 1100-1215
  • My office
  • wilsonp_at_engr.wisc.edu
  • 263-0807
  • ERB 419
  • Grades
  • 15 Homework
  • 2 x 20 Tests
  • 45 Project
  • Learning objectives

5
WebCT
  • https//uwmad.courses.wisc.edu/
  • Become familiar with it
  • Calendar will tell you
  • What lecture topics are
  • Provide access to examples and example solutions
  • MCNP4c2 manual PDF is there too
  • Grades will be available there on an ongoing basis

6
Unix Computing _at_ CAE
  • Normally meet in CAE 175
  • Regular (daily?) use of Unix
  • Be sure to activate CAE account
  • All students of this course should have acct
  • http//www.cae.wisc.edu/help/accounts/newaccount.s
    html
  • Intros to unix provided by CAE (and CS)
  • TBAhttp//www.cae.wisc.edu/help/tutorials/instruc
    tor/unix.shtml
  • Varying experience with Unix in the class
  • Please help each other as needed

7
Projects
  • Start thinking now
  • Significant effort
  • 45 of senior/grad course
  • Examples
  • Develop model for and analyze system with MCNP
  • Develop a Monte Carlo code/simulation for other
    applications

8
Syllabus Basic Topics
  • Introduction
  • Random Sampling
  • Geometry Definition
  • Source Definition
  • Estimators Tallies
  • Detector Tallies
  • Probability Statistics Theory
  • More Statistics
  • Variance Reduction
  • Nuclear Criticality Calculations

9
Syllabus Advanced Topics
  • Physics Data
  • Advanced Geometries
  • MCNPX
  • Research in MC Techniques

10
References
  • Kalos Whitlock, Monte Carlo Methods, Volume 1
    Basics, John Wiley Sons, 1986. (QA 298 K35 198)
  • Lewis Miller, Computational Methods of Neutron
    Transport, John Wiley Sons, 1984. (QC793.5
    N4622 L48 1984) currently available from the
    American Nuclear Society
  • Spanier Gelbard, Monte Carlo Principles and
    Neutron Transport Problems, Addison-Wesley, 1969.
  • Carter Cashwell, Particle-Transport Simulation
    with the Monte Carlo Method, TID-26607, U.S.
    Energy Research and Development Agency, 1975.
    (QC793.47 E4 C37)
  • Brown Sutton, "Monte Carlo Fundementals,
    Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Report 4823, 1996.
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