Predicting correlation coefficients for Monte Carlo eigenvalue simulations with multitype branching process

Miao, Jilang; Forget, Benoit; Smith, Kord

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2017.10.014

Title: Predicting correlation coefficients for Monte Carlo eigenvalue simulations with multitype branching process

Authors:

Miao, Jilang;

; Smith, Kord

Publication Date:: Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1549301

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Annals of Nuclear Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Annals of Nuclear Energy Journal Volume: 112 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Miao, Jilang, Forget, Benoit, and Smith, Kord. Predicting correlation coefficients for Monte Carlo eigenvalue simulations with multitype branching process.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. 
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  author       = {Miao, Jilang and Forget, Benoit and Smith, Kord},

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