Accession Number:

AD0276087

Title:

METHODS IN MONTE CARLO SOLUTION OF THE RADIATION TRANSPORT EQUATION

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 20 Mar 1961-31 May 1962

Corporate Author:

UNITED NUCLEAR CORP WHITE PLAINS NY DEVELOPMENT DIV

Personal Author(s):

• KALOS, M. H.

Report Date:

1962-05-31

Pagination or Media Count:

54.0

Abstract:

Importance Sampling General Theory, An Exponential Transformation for Spherical Geometry, and Importance Sampling in an Inhomogeneous Atmosphere. Scoring Methods - Flux at a Point Uncollided Flux Estimator, Analysis of the Infinite Variance Estimator, Finite Variance Methods, Sampling from U1r and U2r, and Tests of Flux Estimators.

Descriptors:

• *TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
• *NEUTRON CROSS SECTIONS
• STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS
• NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
• MONTE CARLO METHOD
• NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

Subject Categories:

• Solid State Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE