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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Technical Session|Monte Carlo Methods and Applications
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|8:00–9:40AM MDT|Lawrence B
Session Chair:
John Tramm (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Elliott Biondo (ORNL)
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Fourier Analysis of Fission Matrix Convergence Acceleration
8:00–8:25AM MDT
Paul Cosgrove (Univ. Cambridge), Zi Liang Tan (SNRSI)
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A Monte Carlo Implementation of the 𝜁-Eigenvalue Equation
8:25–8:50AM MDT
Valeria Raffuzzi (Univ. Cambridge), Nicolo' Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Sandra Dulla (Politecnico di Torino)
A Residual Monte Carlo Algorithm for Continuous Energy Neutron Transport with Elastic Scattering and Fission
8:50–9:15AM MDT
Massimo Larsen (Oregon State), Simon Bolding (LANL), Todd Palmer (Oregon State), Jim Morel (TAMU)
A Thick-Target Bremsstrahlung Model with Angularly-Dependent Emission in the MCNP6 Code
9:15–9:40AM MDT
Aaron G. Tumulak (LANL), Simon R. Bolding (LANL), Jesse F. Giron (LANL), Anthony Zukaitis (LANL)
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