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Evaluation of ²³⁵U and ²³⁸U Fast Fission Product Yields from Godiva-IV Burst Irradiation via Gamma Detection

Creator:: Tamashiro, Aaron S.
Abstract:: During the past few decades, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made significant investments to improve nuclear data libraries, as the quality of this data impacts nearly all analyses of nuclear systems. Nuclear fission product yields are one component of these libraries, and are important for the analysis of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Godiva-IV critical assembly in New Mexico in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National

Generation of Multigroup Multiband Cross Sections with Monte Carlo Simulations

Creator:: Lam, Adam Q.
Abstract:: This is the investigation into The generation of high-fidelity multigroup multiband cross sections from Monte Carlo neutron transport simulations. Previous methods for generating multigroup multiband (MGMB) cross sections, and multigroup cross sections, assume an approximate shape for the scalar flux. This approximate flux shape is the product of an energy-dependent...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: first internship experience was at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. My mentor, Jonathan A. Walsh

Analysis of iteration schemes for deterministic transport in binary Markovian mixtures

Creator:: Ching, Brenton S.
Abstract:: The Adams-Larsen-Pomraning coupled transport model has been used to describe neutral particle transport in binary stochastic mixtures. Here, the mixing statistics are considered to be homogeneous Markovian processes. While the model is robust, the convergence behavior and efficiency of this coupled model have not been addressed. Countless iterative methods could...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Forest Products). The role of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) must also be rec- ognized

An inherently parallel Monte Carlo linear systems solver applied to neutron diffusion equations

Creator:: Eccleston, Bradley R.
Abstract:: Linear solvers are often used to solve neutron diffusion problems. These tools have two significant shortcomings. First, parallel implementations provide only a modest speedup. The operations cannot be divided cleanly between processors. Second, for large matrices they can be very slow. Our primary goal is to find a new method...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this work. Many of these individuals are involved in their own research at Lawrence Livermore

Detection of actinides via nuclear isomer de-excitation

Creator:: Francy, Christopher J.
Abstract:: The detection of illicit weapons-grade nuclear material is a significant technical challenge receiving a great deal of attention in the nuclear community. A proposed solution is to actively bombard the material under investigation with neutrons, populating nuclear isomers in any potential fissile material. These isomers decay quickly, releasing gamma rays...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the beta decay of fission fragments; one such process is being investigated at Lawrence Livermore

Diffusion Accelerated Implicit Monte Carlo via Nonlinear Elimination for Thermal Radiative Transfer

Creator:: Lam, Adam Q.
Abstract:: In this dissertation, we derive and implement a new transport-diffusion hybrid algorithm for solving thermal radiative transfer (TRT) problems. Using the method of nonlinear elimination (NLEM), the TRT system of equations can be written in terms of a transport equation with the absence of scattering and a diffusion equation. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: as w = s∫ 0 ds′ w0 exp{(−σs′)} = 1 σ w0 [1− exp{(−σs)}] . (3.35) The location at which a

High Order Finite Elements SN Transport in X-Y Geometry on Meshes with Curved Surfaces in the Thick Diffusion Limit

Creator:: Woods, Douglas N.
Abstract:: The high-order finite element S[subscript N] transport equations are solved on several test problems to investigate the behavior of the discretization method on meshes with curved edges in X-Y geometry. Simpler problems ensured the correct implementation of MFEM, the general fi nite element library employed. A convergence study using the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Brunner for serving as my mentor during a summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and giving me

A "mildly inconsistent" method for accelerating upstream corner balance transport

Creator:: Gulick, John C.
Abstract:: A new method for accelerating the Upstream Corner Balance (UCB) discretization of the equation of transfer is introduced. The inconsistent acceleration equations for the UCB discretization are derived by applying the "Modified 4-Step" diffusion synthetic acceleration technique not to the UCB discretization, but instead to the simple corner balance (SCB)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Gentile at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. I would like to thank Todd Urbatsch, Tom Evans, Todd

Evaluating preconditioning options for the Jacobian-Free Newton Krylov Method applied to radiative transfer with matter coupling

Creator:: Myers, Nicholas T.
Abstract:: The objective of this thesis was to investigate the use of the Jacobian Free Newton Krylov Method (JFNK) with physics based preconditioning for solving coupled radiative transport and material energy balance. Modeling of these physics is important in inertial confinement fusion and other high energy density systems. In this thesis,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Benchmarked simulation of antineutrino source terms for light water reactors during normal operation and diversion scenarios

Creator:: Somasundaram, Elanchezhian
Abstract:: Detection of reactor antineutrinos for non-proliferation applications has been researched extensively across the globe and is considered as a potential technology to remotely monitor reactor operations without any intrusions to reactor components. Reactor antineutrino detection experiments have been conducted in the past and have proven successful in detecting the changes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in a joint effort. The detector was deployed at the San

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Evaluation of ²³⁵U and ²³⁸U Fast Fission Product Yields from Godiva-IV Burst Irradiation via Gamma Detection

Generation of Multigroup Multiband Cross Sections with Monte Carlo Simulations

Analysis of iteration schemes for deterministic transport in binary Markovian mixtures

An inherently parallel Monte Carlo linear systems solver applied to neutron diffusion equations

Detection of actinides via nuclear isomer de-excitation

Diffusion Accelerated Implicit Monte Carlo via Nonlinear Elimination for Thermal Radiative Transfer

High Order Finite Elements SN Transport in X-Y Geometry on Meshes with Curved Surfaces in the Thick Diffusion Limit

A "mildly inconsistent" method for accelerating upstream corner balance transport

Evaluating preconditioning options for the Jacobian-Free Newton Krylov Method applied to radiative transfer with matter coupling

Benchmarked simulation of antineutrino source terms for light water reactors during normal operation and diversion scenarios

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