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Importance function by collision probabilities for Monte Carlo code Tripoli

Abstract

We present a completely automatic biasing technique where the parameters of the biased simulation are deduced from the solution of the adjoint transport equation calculated by collision probabilities. In this study we shall estimate the importance function through collision probabilities method and we shall evaluate its possibilities thanks to a Monte Carlo calculation. We have run simulations with this new biasing method for one-group transport problems with isotropic shocks (one dimension geometry and X-Y geometry) and for multigroup problems with anisotropic shocks (one dimension geometry). For the anisotropic problems we solve the adjoint equation with anisotropic collision probabilities. The results show that for the one-group and homogeneous geometry transport problems the method is quite optimal without Splitting and Russian Roulette technique but for the multigroup and heterogeneous X-Y geometry ones the figures of merit are higher if we add Splitting and Russian Roulette technique.
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 1993
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CEA-CONF-11277; CONF-930404-
Reference Number:
SCA: 220100; 990200; 663610; PA: AIX-24:042370; SN: 93000990741
Resource Relation:
Conference: International topical meeting on mathematical methods and supercomputing in nuclear applications (M&C+SNA `93),Karlsruhe (Germany),19-23 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; MULTIPLE COLLISION METHOD; T CODES; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; ADJOINT DIFFERENCE METHOD; MONTE CARLO METHOD; 220100; 990200; 663610; THEORY AND CALCULATION; MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS; NEUTRON PHYSICS
OSTI ID:
10154490
Research Organizations:
CEA Centre d`Etudes de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Dept. de Mecanique et de Technologie
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93626211; TRN: FR9302244042370
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
[11] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 06, 2005

Citation Formats

Morillon, B, Both, J P, and Nimal, J C. Importance function by collision probabilities for Monte Carlo code Tripoli. France: N. p., 1993. Web.
Morillon, B, Both, J P, & Nimal, J C. Importance function by collision probabilities for Monte Carlo code Tripoli. France.
Morillon, B, Both, J P, and Nimal, J C. 1993. "Importance function by collision probabilities for Monte Carlo code Tripoli." France.
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title = {Importance function by collision probabilities for Monte Carlo code Tripoli}
author = {Morillon, B, Both, J P, and Nimal, J C}
abstractNote = {We present a completely automatic biasing technique where the parameters of the biased simulation are deduced from the solution of the adjoint transport equation calculated by collision probabilities. In this study we shall estimate the importance function through collision probabilities method and we shall evaluate its possibilities thanks to a Monte Carlo calculation. We have run simulations with this new biasing method for one-group transport problems with isotropic shocks (one dimension geometry and X-Y geometry) and for multigroup problems with anisotropic shocks (one dimension geometry). For the anisotropic problems we solve the adjoint equation with anisotropic collision probabilities. The results show that for the one-group and homogeneous geometry transport problems the method is quite optimal without Splitting and Russian Roulette technique but for the multigroup and heterogeneous X-Y geometry ones the figures of merit are higher if we add Splitting and Russian Roulette technique.}
place = {France}
year = {1993}
month = {Jun}
}