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Title: Monte Carlo shielding calculations using event-value path-length biasing

Journal Article · · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7211645

The role of the event-value and the point-value functions in importance sampling is clearly defined. A biasing technique that alters the transport kernel using the event-value function is developed. This path-length biasing technique is demonstrated by application to a deep penetration shielding problem. The results indicate a substantial reduction in computational cost over the standard exponential transform or adjoint flux biasing of the collision site selection.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
OSTI ID:
7211645
Journal Information:
Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 62:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English