Monte Carlo and deterministic calculation of the mutual information of the fission source in k-eigenvalue calculations

Kiedrowski, Brian C.; Corbin, Charles D.

doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.05.019

Title: Monte Carlo and deterministic calculation of the mutual information of the fission source in k-eigenvalue calculations

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Authors:: Kiedrowski, Brian C.; Corbin, Charles D.

Publication Date:: Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1550143

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002576

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Progress in Nuclear Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Progress in Nuclear Energy Journal Volume: 101 Journal Issue: PC; Journal ID: ISSN 0149-1970

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Kiedrowski, Brian C., and Corbin, Charles D. Monte Carlo and deterministic calculation of the mutual information of the fission source in k-eigenvalue calculations.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2017. 
Web.  doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.05.019.

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                    Kiedrowski, Brian C., & Corbin, Charles D. Monte Carlo and deterministic calculation of the mutual information of the fission source in k-eigenvalue calculations.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.05.019

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"Monte Carlo and deterministic calculation of the mutual information of the fission source in k-eigenvalue calculations".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.05.019.

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  title        = {Monte Carlo and deterministic calculation of the mutual information of the fission source in k-eigenvalue calculations},

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