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Delta-ray Production in MCNP 6.2.0

Journal Article · · Physics Procedia
Secondary electrons in the form of delta-rays, also referred to as knock-on electrons, have been a feature of MCNP for electron and positron transport for over 20 years. While MCNP6 now includes transport for a suite of heavy-ions and charged particles from its integration with MCNPX, the production of delta-rays was still limited to electron and positron transport. In the newest release of MCNP6, version 6.2.0, delta-ray production has now been extended for all energetic charged particles. The basis of this production is the analytical formulation from Rossi and ICRU Report 37. As a result, this paper discusses the MCNP6 heavy charged-particle implementation and provides production results for several benchmark/test problems.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security; USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1358148
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-28498
Journal Information:
Physics Procedia, Journal Name: Physics Procedia Journal Issue: C Vol. 90; ISSN 1875-3892
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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