A Chopper Extension to model neutron transport with non-static surfaces and high-speed moving media in MCNPX 2.7

Grammer, Kyle B.; Gallmeier, Franz X.; Iverson, Erik B.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.04.052

Title: A Chopper Extension to model neutron transport with non-static surfaces and high-speed moving media in MCNPX 2.7

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Neutron beamlines frequently include moving components such as neutron choppers. These components are typically wheels that rotate about a fixed axis in order to preferentially transmit or absorb neutrons of the desired energies. Capabilities were developed and implemented into MCNPX to include materials and surfaces in motion. In conclusion, the Chopper Extension implements rotating surfaces and media in MCNPX in order to provide a direct way to include rotating components in models for background calculation purposes.

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^[1]; Gallmeier, Franz X. ^[1];

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: 2019-04-16

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1509552

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1547507

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 932; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Monte Carlo; MCNPX

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                    Grammer, Kyle B., Gallmeier, Franz X., and Iverson, Erik B. A Chopper Extension to model neutron transport with non-static surfaces and high-speed moving media in MCNPX 2.7.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Grammer, Kyle B., Gallmeier, Franz X., & Iverson, Erik B. A Chopper Extension to model neutron transport with non-static surfaces and high-speed moving media in MCNPX 2.7.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.04.052

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"A Chopper Extension to model neutron transport with non-static surfaces and high-speed moving media in MCNPX 2.7".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.04.052.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1509552.

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@article{osti_1509552,

  title        = {A Chopper Extension to model neutron transport with non-static surfaces and high-speed moving media in MCNPX 2.7},

  author       = {Grammer, Kyle B. and Gallmeier, Franz X. and Iverson, Erik B.},

  abstractNote = {Neutron beamlines frequently include moving components such as neutron choppers. These components are typically wheels that rotate about a fixed axis in order to preferentially transmit or absorb neutrons of the desired energies. Capabilities were developed and implemented into MCNPX to include materials and surfaces in motion. In conclusion, the Chopper Extension implements rotating surfaces and media in MCNPX in order to provide a direct way to include rotating components in models for background calculation purposes.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2019.04.052},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 932,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2019},

  month        = {4}

}

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