Open AccessMonte Carlo code for neutron scattering instrumentation design and analysis
Author(s) -
L. L. Daemen,
Mike Fitzsimmons,
Rex P. Hjelm,
Glenn A. Olah,
J. A. Roberts,
P.A. Seeger,
Gregory S. Smith,
T. Thelliez
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/379021
Subject(s) - spallation neutron source , spallation , instrumentation (computer programming) , nuclear engineering , neutron , neutron source , neutron scattering , nuclear physics , monte carlo method , code (set theory) , computer science , national laboratory , physics , engineering , engineering physics , operating system , statistics , mathematics , set (abstract data type) , programming language
This is the final report of a one-year, Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The development of next generation, accelerator based neutron sources calls for the design of new instruments for neutron scattering studies of materials. It will be necessary, in the near future, to evaluate accurately and rapidly the performance of new and traditional neutron instruments at short- and long-pulse spallation neutron sources, as well as continuous sources. We have developed a code that is a design tool to assist the instrument designer model new or existing instruments, test their performance, and optimize their most important features