Status of Serpent Monte Carlo code in 2024
The Serpent Monte Carlo code has been in public distribution for 15 years, and has a large international user basis with both research and commercial applications. Serpent is currently developed as part of the Kraken multi-physics framework, which has dedicated capabilities for core-level reactor ph...
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| author | Leppänen Jaakko Valtavirta Ville Rintala Antti Tuominen Riku |
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| description | The Serpent Monte Carlo code has been in public distribution for 15 years, and has a large international user basis with both research and commercial applications. Serpent is currently developed as part of the Kraken multi-physics framework, which has dedicated capabilities for core-level reactor physics analyses. In Kraken, Serpent can be used either as a high-fidelity neutronics solver, or for generating homogenized group constants for the Ants nodal neutronics code. The neutron and photon transport modes in Serpent enable using the code also for various stand-alone applications beyond reactor physics, such as radiation shielding and fusion neutronics. This paper presents a review of the current status and capabilities of Serpent, corresponding to the latest release 2.2.1. The main features are introduced, with references to publications with more detailed methodological descriptions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c681cd59e334e60836e651bf92b41252025-02-05T10:54:02ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies2491-92922025-01-0111310.1051/epjn/2024031epjn20240041Status of Serpent Monte Carlo code in 2024Leppänen Jaakko0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1907-2883Valtavirta Ville1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-6940Rintala Antti2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1840-8333Tuominen Riku3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0395-5342VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandVTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandVTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandVTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandThe Serpent Monte Carlo code has been in public distribution for 15 years, and has a large international user basis with both research and commercial applications. Serpent is currently developed as part of the Kraken multi-physics framework, which has dedicated capabilities for core-level reactor physics analyses. In Kraken, Serpent can be used either as a high-fidelity neutronics solver, or for generating homogenized group constants for the Ants nodal neutronics code. The neutron and photon transport modes in Serpent enable using the code also for various stand-alone applications beyond reactor physics, such as radiation shielding and fusion neutronics. This paper presents a review of the current status and capabilities of Serpent, corresponding to the latest release 2.2.1. The main features are introduced, with references to publications with more detailed methodological descriptions.https://www.epj-n.org/articles/epjn/full_html/2025/01/epjn20240041/epjn20240041.html |
| spellingShingle | Leppänen Jaakko Valtavirta Ville Rintala Antti Tuominen Riku Status of Serpent Monte Carlo code in 2024 EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies |
| title | Status of Serpent Monte Carlo code in 2024 |
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| title_short | Status of Serpent Monte Carlo code in 2024 |
| title_sort | status of serpent monte carlo code in 2024 |
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