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Adaptive kernel density estimation and Monte Carlo sampling

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:436900
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  1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
The simulation of electron transport is computationally intensive. In principle, conventional (analog) Monte Carlo methods can be employed to analyze complex configurations to arbitrary accuracy, but in practice, the amount of computation is prohibitive for most applications. Condensed history Monte Carlo (CHMC) methods, which sample the outcome after a large number of electron collisions, have become the standard method for electron transport calculations but suffer well-known deficiencies. This report describes a method based on the kernel density estimator proposed as an alternative to histogramming.
OSTI ID:
436900
Report Number(s):
CONF-9606116--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 74; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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