Implementation and Validation of Photon Transport in OpenMC
Abstract
OpenMC is a Monte Carlo particle transport code focused on reactor physics calculations. It stochastically simulates neutrons moving through 3D models using constructive solid geometry and continuous-energy cross sections. Recently, a photon transport capability was added to OpenMC. In reactor simulations, photon transport is needed, for example, to account for photon heating: although the majority of the energy deposited at a fission site comes from the kinetic energy of the fission fragments, a nontrivial portion can be carried away by photons. Therefore, photons produced in neutron reactions must be simulated in order to accurately model energy deposition. OpenMC can now simulate neutron-induced photon production as well as perform pure photon calculations. The four basic photon interactions with matter — coherent (Rayleigh) scattering, incoherent (Compton) scattering, the photoelectric effect, and pair production — are modeled. Secondary processes that can create new photons (i.e., atomic relaxation, electron-positron annihilation, and bremsstrahlung) are also included. The methods implemented here were validated against MCNP6 for a variety of materials and energies.
- Authors:
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) (SC-21)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1490825
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/MCS-TM-381
149145
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Lund, Amanda L., and Romano, Paul K. Implementation and Validation of Photon Transport in OpenMC. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.2172/1490825.
Lund, Amanda L., & Romano, Paul K. Implementation and Validation of Photon Transport in OpenMC. United States. doi:10.2172/1490825.
Lund, Amanda L., and Romano, Paul K. Fri .
"Implementation and Validation of Photon Transport in OpenMC". United States. doi:10.2172/1490825. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1490825.
@article{osti_1490825,
title = {Implementation and Validation of Photon Transport in OpenMC},
author = {Lund, Amanda L. and Romano, Paul K.},
abstractNote = {OpenMC is a Monte Carlo particle transport code focused on reactor physics calculations. It stochastically simulates neutrons moving through 3D models using constructive solid geometry and continuous-energy cross sections. Recently, a photon transport capability was added to OpenMC. In reactor simulations, photon transport is needed, for example, to account for photon heating: although the majority of the energy deposited at a fission site comes from the kinetic energy of the fission fragments, a nontrivial portion can be carried away by photons. Therefore, photons produced in neutron reactions must be simulated in order to accurately model energy deposition. OpenMC can now simulate neutron-induced photon production as well as perform pure photon calculations. The four basic photon interactions with matter — coherent (Rayleigh) scattering, incoherent (Compton) scattering, the photoelectric effect, and pair production — are modeled. Secondary processes that can create new photons (i.e., atomic relaxation, electron-positron annihilation, and bremsstrahlung) are also included. The methods implemented here were validated against MCNP6 for a variety of materials and energies.},
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