Practicum in Monte Carlo Radiation Transport

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Practicum in Monte Carlo Radiation Transport

• NEEP 602
• Spring 2003
• Prof. Paul Wilson

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What is Monte Carlo Simulation?

• The use of random processes to determine a
  statistically expected solution to a problem

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Real World Monte Carlo

• Everybody gets a number in sequence, n
• Everybody gets a pair of dice
• Monte Carlo reaction
• Tell us facts about yourselfName, Major and
  year, Educational background, Other info (eg.
  pets name, favorite food, where you were born,
  where you spent the holidays, future career
  plans)
• Monte Carlo transport
• Roll die ?m, pass ball to person n?(nm) mod N

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Administrivia

• Tues Thurs 1100-1215
• My office
• wilsonp_at_engr.wisc.edu
• 263-0807
• ERB 419
• Grades
• 15 Homework
• 2 x 20 Tests
• 45 Project
• Learning objectives

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WebCT

• https//uwmad.courses.wisc.edu/
• Become familiar with it
• Calendar will tell you
• What lecture topics are
• Provide access to examples and example solutions
• MCNP4c2 manual PDF is there too
• Grades will be available there on an ongoing basis

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Unix Computing _at_ CAE

• Normally meet in CAE 175
• Regular (daily?) use of Unix
• Be sure to activate CAE account
• All students of this course should have acct
• http//www.cae.wisc.edu/help/accounts/newaccount.s
  html
• Intros to unix provided by CAE (and CS)
• TBAhttp//www.cae.wisc.edu/help/tutorials/instruc
  tor/unix.shtml
• Varying experience with Unix in the class
• Please help each other as needed

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Projects

• Start thinking now
• Significant effort
• 45 of senior/grad course
• Examples
• Develop model for and analyze system with MCNP
• Develop a Monte Carlo code/simulation for other
  applications

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Syllabus Basic Topics

• Introduction
• Random Sampling
• Geometry Definition
• Source Definition
• Estimators Tallies
• Detector Tallies
• Probability Statistics Theory
• More Statistics
• Variance Reduction
• Nuclear Criticality Calculations

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Syllabus Advanced Topics

• Physics Data
• Advanced Geometries
• MCNPX
• Research in MC Techniques

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References

• Kalos Whitlock, Monte Carlo Methods, Volume 1
  Basics, John Wiley Sons, 1986. (QA 298 K35 198)
• Lewis Miller, Computational Methods of Neutron
  Transport, John Wiley Sons, 1984. (QC793.5
  N4622 L48 1984) currently available from the
  American Nuclear Society
• Spanier Gelbard, Monte Carlo Principles and
  Neutron Transport Problems, Addison-Wesley, 1969.
• Carter Cashwell, Particle-Transport Simulation
  with the Monte Carlo Method, TID-26607, U.S.
  Energy Research and Development Agency, 1975.
  (QC793.47 E4 C37)
• Brown Sutton, "Monte Carlo Fundementals,
  Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Report 4823, 1996.