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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 153, 2017
ICRS-13 & RPSD-2016, 13th International Conference on Radiation Shielding & 19th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of the American Nuclear Society - 2016
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| Numéro d'article | 06030 | |
| Nombre de pages | 8 | |
| Section | 6. Calculation Methods Monte Carlo & Deterministic | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715306030 | |
| Publié en ligne | 25 septembre 2017 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715306030
Using the MCNP Taylor series perturbation feature (efficiently) for shielding problems
X-Computational Physics Division, XCP-3, P.O. Box 1663 MS F663, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
* Corresponding author: fave@lanl.gov
Published online: 25 September 2017
The Taylor series or differential operator perturbation method, implemented in MCNP and invoked using the PERT card, can be used for efficient parameter studies in shielding problems. This paper shows how only two PERT cards are needed to generate an entire parameter study, including statistical uncertainty estimates (an additional three PERT cards can be used to give exact statistical uncertainties). One realistic example problem involves a detailed helium-3 neutron detector model and its efficiency as a function of the density of its high-density polyethylene moderator. The MCNP differential operator perturbation capability is extremely accurate for this problem. A second problem involves the density of the polyethylene reflector of the BeRP ball and is an example of first-order sensitivity analysis using the PERT capability. A third problem is an analytic verification of the PERT capability.
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