The table below lists the lecture notes.
LEC # | TOPICS | LEC SLIDES / REFERENCES |
---|---|---|
1 | Neutron Fundamentals / Microscopic Interactions | (PDF) |
2 | Macroscopic Interactions | (PDF) |
3 | Nuclear Data | (PDF) |
4 | R-Matrix Theory |
(PDF) (PDF) |
5 | Neutron Thermalization | (PDF) |
6 | Scattering Laws / SANS |
(PDF) |
7 | Neutron Detection | (PDF) |
8 | Review of Probability and Statistics, Introduction to Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo Lec (PDF - 12.8MB) [Pages 1-3 through 1-8] |
9 | Collision Physics and Sampling | Monte Carlo Lec (PDF - 12.8MB) [Pages 2-1 through 2-8, pages 3-7 through 3-22, pages 5-1 through 5-40] |
10 | Tallying and Uncertainties | Monte Carlo Lec (PDF - 12.8MB) [Pages 6-1 through 6-26] |
11 | Variance Reduction Techniques | Monte Carlo Lec (PDF - 12.8MB) [Pages 9-1 through 9-24] |
12 | Criticality Safety / Monte Carlo Criticality |
Monte Carlo Lec (PDF - 12.8MB) Monte Carlo Lec (PDF - 12.8MB) |
13 | Derivation of Transport Equation |
LEC #13 and LEC #14 are based on the following textbook: Duderstadt, James J. and William R. Martin. Chapter 1 in Transport Theory. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1979. ISBN: 9780471044925. |
14 | Boundary Conditions, Interface Conditions | |
15 | Simple Analytical Solutions to TE |
LEC #15 through LEC #25 are derived from various chapters in the following textbooks: Duderstadt, James J. and William R. Martin. Chapter 1 in Transport Theory. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1979. ISBN: 9780471044925. Bell, George I. and Samuel Glasstone. Nuclear Reactor Theory. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970. ISBN: 9780442206840. Lewis, E. E. and W. F. Miller, Jr. Computational Methods of Neutron Transport. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley-Interscience, 1993. ISBN: 9780471092452. |
16 | Integral Form of TE | |
17 | Collision Probability Method | |
18 | Discrete Ordinate Method | |
19 | PN Method / Diffusion | |
20 | Linearity of TE / Reciprocity Relation | |
21 | Adjoint Equation / Perturbation Theory | |
22 | Variational Methods | |
23 | Photon Transport / Image Rendering | |
24 | Molecular Dynamics I | |
25 | Molecular Dynamics II |