EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies (Jan 2024)

Status of Mercury and Imp: Two Monte Carlo Transport Codes Developed Using Shared Infrastructure at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Pozulp Michael,
  • Beck Bret,
  • Bleile Ryan,
  • Brantley Patrick,
  • Dawson Shawn,
  • Gentile Nick,
  • Gonzalez Evan,
  • Grondalski John,
  • Lambert Michael,
  • McKinley Michael,
  • O’Brien Matthew,
  • Procassini Richard,
  • Richards David,
  • Robinson Alex,
  • Sepke Scott,
  • Stevens David,
  • Vega Richard,
  • Yang Max

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2024025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10
p. 19

Abstract

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The Monte Carlo Transport Project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory develops two Monte Carlo transport codes used in production by a sizable internal user community. Mercury is a Monte Carlo particle transport code used to model the interaction of neutrons, gammas, and light ions with a material. Imp is an implicit Monte Carlo thermal x-ray photon transport code used to model the interaction of x-ray photons with a material. This paper describes the two codes and highlights recent developments.