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Title: Biasing anisotropic scattering kernels for deep-penetration Monte Carlo calculations

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5202818

The exponential transform is often used to improve the efficiency of deep-penetration Monte Carlo calculations. This technique is usually implemented by biasing the distance-to-collision kernel of the transport equation, but leaving the scattering kernel unchanged. Dwivedi obtained significant improvements in efficiency by biasing an isotropic scattering kernel as well as the distance-to-collision kernel. This idea is extended to anisotropic scattering, particularly the highly forward Klein-Nishina scattering of gamma rays.

Research Organization:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
OSTI ID:
5202818
Report Number(s):
HEDL-SA-2924-FP; CONF-831047-134; ON: DE84006350
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 30 Oct 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English