Review of Heavy Charged Particle Transport in MCNP6.2

Journal Article · Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.002· OSTI ID:1416280

Zieb, Kristofer James Ekhart ^[1]; Hughes, Henry Grady III ^[2]; Xu, X. George ^[1]; James, M. R. ^[2]

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1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The release of version 6.2 of the MCNP6 radiation transport code is imminent. To complement the newest release, a summary of the heavy charged particle physics models used in the 1 MeV to 1 GeV energy regime is presented. Several changes have been introduced into the charged particle physics models since the merger of the MCNP5 and MCNPX codes into MCNP6. Here, this article discusses the default models used in MCNP6 for continuous energy loss, energy straggling, and angular scattering of heavy charged particles. Explanations of the physics models’ theories are included as well.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1416280
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1582942
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-17-23488
• Journal Information: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Vol. 886; ISSN 0168-9002
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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