The response history Monte Carlo method for electron transport

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5372255

Ballinger, C T

The Response History Monte Carlo (RHMC) method is dependent upon along Monte Carlo calculations to generate the probability distributions in the local calculations. An analog Monte Carlo code was written and is described, along with sampling techniques. Comparisons with experimental data and existing codes were performed to benchmark the analog code. The condensed history methodology used in most electron transport codes is outlined. In an effort to determine why condensed history methods fail, this paper shows results obtained by replacing the multi-scatter distributions currently used in condensed history by those calculated via analog Monte Carlo. The RHMC method is described by outlining the local and global calculation procedures. This paper also contains some RHMC code results that are compared to condensed history codes, experimental measurements, and analog Monte Carlo code results.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5372255
• Report Number(s): UCRL-ID-108040; ON: DE91018295
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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