Advantages of Analytical Transformations in Monte Carlo Methods for Radiation Transport [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2004.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- PDF-FILE: 11 ; SIZE: 0.2 MBYTES pages
- Additional Creators:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
United States. Department of Energy
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- Monte Carlo methods for radiation transport typically attempt to solve an integral by directly sampling analog or weighted particles, which are treated as physical entities. Improvements to the methods involve better sampling, probability games or physical intuition about the problem. We show that significant improvements can be achieved by recasting the equations with an analytical transform to solve for new, non-physical entities or fields. This paper looks at one such transform, the difference formulation for thermal photon transport, showing a significant advantage for Monte Carlo solution of the equations for time dependent transport. Other related areas are discussed that may also realize significant benefits from similar analytical transformations.
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
12/13/2004.
"ucrl-conf-208593"
Presented at: The Monte Carlo Method: Versatility Unbounded In A Dynamic Computing World, Chattanooga, TN (US), 04/17/2005--04/21/2005.
McKinley, M S; Daffin, F; Brooks III, E D. - Funding Information:
- W-7405-ENG-48
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