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# Date Lesson MCNP Reading Homework due
1
1/10/19
Introduction

MCNP overview
Getting MCNP
Simple input/output
Simple problem

Chapter 1  
2 1/17/19

Directions and solid angles
Fundamental radiation field variables
Directional properties of radiation

Macrobodies
Beams
Simple tallies
VisEd

2.1
2.2
2.3

 
3 1/24/19

Representations of angular dependence
General specifications of radiation sources
Interaction coefficients

Spatial source distributions
Angular tally bins
FMESH tallies

2.4
2.5-2.6
3.1-3.2

1-1
1-2
1-3
4 1/31/19

Scattering kinematics
Photon interactions

Point flux tallies
Angular tally bins
Energy deposition tallies

3.3
3.4

5 2/7/19

Neutron interactions
Charged particle interactions
Review for Test #1

Charged particle sources in MCNP

3.5
3.6

3.1
3.2
  2/14/19

Test #1
(Covering Lessons 1-4)

     
6
2/21/19

Neutron sources
Gamma ray sources

Angular and energy source distributions

4.1
4.2

7 2/28/19

Dosimetric quantities
Dose equivalence
Response functions

Response tallies
Reaction rate tallies

5.1
5.2
5.3-5.4

8 3/7/19

Neutron response functions
Photon response functions
Human as target
Review for Test #2

5.5-5.6
5.7
5.8

4.1
4.2
4.3
  3/14/19

Test #2

 

 

  3/21/19 (No class for Spring Break)      
9 3/28/19

Uncollided dose from point sources
Uncollided dose from distributed sources

Creating dose maps

 6.1
 6.2

 
10
4/4/19

Photon buildup factors
Calculating a photon problem with buildup

 Adjoint flux calculations

 7.1
 7.2

5.1
5.2
5.3
11
4/11/19
Final Project posted
Review for final
 Variance reduction methods 6.1
  4/18/19 (No class for Good Friday)      
12 4/25/19

Special topics

 
  5/2/19

Final exam at 5 pm in ESA405
Project due by Midnight

     





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