diff --git a/docs/source/methods/physics.rst b/docs/source/methods/physics.rst index 54dc913455..55051d5979 100644 --- a/docs/source/methods/physics.rst +++ b/docs/source/methods/physics.rst @@ -997,9 +997,14 @@ Carlo code, it must be done in such a way that preserves the thermally-averaged reaction rate as per equation :eq:`doppler-broaden`. The method by which most Monte Carlo codes sample the target velocity for use in -elastic scattering kinematics is outlined in detail by [Gelbard]_. The -derivation here largely follows that of Gelbard. Let us first write the reaction -rate as a function of the velocity of the target nucleus: +elastic scattering kinematics is outlined in detail by [Gelbard]_. This is the +default method for sampling target velocities in OpenMC. Alternate methods for +treating thermal target motion which reproduce the exact elastic scattering kernel +have been implemented in OpenMC and are described by [Walsh]_. + +Here, the derivation of the default method largely follows that of Gelbard. Let +us first write the reaction rate as a function of the velocity of the target +nucleus: .. math:: :label: reaction-rate @@ -1559,6 +1564,10 @@ References .. [Gelbard] Ely M. Gelbard, "Epithermal Scattering in VIM," FRA-TM-123, Argonne National Laboratory (1979). + +.. [Walsh] Jonathan A. Walsh, Benoit Forget, and Kord S. Smith, "Accelerated + sampling of the free gas resonance elastic scattering kernel," *Ann. Nucl. + Energy*, **69**, 116-124 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2014.01.017 .. [Levitt] Leo B. Levitt, "The Probability Table Method for Treating Unresolved Neutron Resonances in Monte Carlo Calculations," *Nucl. Sci. Eng.*, **49**,