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S. H. Zheng, T. Vergnaud, J. C. Nimal
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 128 | Number 3 | March 1998 | Pages 321-328
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE98-A1959
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Neutron transport calculations need an accurate treatment of cross sections. Two methods (multigroup and pointwise) are usually used. A third one, the probability table (PT) method, has been developed to produce a set of cross-section libraries, well adapted to describe the neutron interaction in the unresolved resonance energy range. Its advantage is to present properly the neutron cross-section fluctuation within a given energy group, allowing correct calculation of the self-shielding effect. Also, this PT cross-section representation is suitable for simulation of neutron propagation by the Monte Carlo method. The implementation of PTs in the TRIPOLI-3 three-dimensional general Monte Carlo transport code, developed at Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, and several validation calculations are presented. The PT method is proved to be valid not only in the unresolved resonance range but also in all the other energy ranges.