From 0f07420af217e2f5c6c526edbbcb45a0a6ff9394 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yue JIN <40021217+kingyue737@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:31:34 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add missing max_splits in settings specification
 (#2910)

---
 docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
index 9b855b2502..da71e4e600 100644
--- a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
@@ -276,6 +276,13 @@ then, OpenMC will only use up to the :math:`P_1` data.
   .. note:: This element is not used in the continuous-energy
     :ref:`energy_mode`.
 
+---------------------------
+``<max_splits>`` Element
+---------------------------
+
+The ``<max_splits>`` element indicates the number of times a particle can split during a history. 
+
+  *Default*: 1000
 
 --------------------------------------
 ``<max_write_lost_particles>`` Element