CCC-0777 COG 11.
COG 11, Multiparticle Monte Carlo Code System for Shielding and Criticality Use
NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM, COMPUTER, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION, METHODS, RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, TYPICAL RUNNING TIME, FEATURES, RELATED DATA LIBRARIES, STATUS, REFERENCES, HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS, LANGUAGE, SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, OTHER RESTRICTIONS, NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS, MATERIAL, CATEGORIES
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| Program name | Package id | Status | Status date |
|---|---|---|---|
| COG 11 | CCC-0777/01 | Arrived | 13-APR-2011 |
Machines used:
| Package ID | Orig. computer | Test computer |
|---|---|---|
| CCC-0777/01 | Linux-based PC,PC Windows |
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3. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION
COG is a modern, full-featured Monte Carlo radiation transport code that provides accurate answers to complex shielding, criticality, and activation problems.COG was written to be state-of-the-art and free of physics approximations and compromises found in earlier codes. COG is fully 3-D, uses point-wise cross sections and exact angular scattering, and allows a full range of biasing options to speed up solutions for deep penetration problems. Additionally, a criticality option is available for computing Keff for assemblies of fissile materials. ENDL or ENDFB cross section libraries may be used. COG home page: http://cog.llnl.gov.
Cross section libraries are included in the package. COG can use either the LLNL ENDL-90 cross section set or the ENDFB/VI set. Analytic surfaces are used to describe geometric boundaries. Parts (volumes) are described by a method of Constructive Solid Geometry. Surface types include surfaces of up to fourth order, and pseudo-surfaces such as boxes, finite cylinders, and figures of revolution. Repeated assemblies need be defined only once. Parts are visualized in cross-section and perspective picture views. A lattice feature simplifies the specification of regular arrays of parts. Parallel processing under MPI is supported for multi-CPU systems.
Source and random-walk biasing techniques may be selected to improve solution statistics. These include source angular biasing, importance weighting, particle splitting and Russian roulette, pathlength stretching, point detectors, scattered direction biasing, and forced collisions.
Criticality ? For a fissioning system, COG will compute Keff by transporting batches of neutrons through the system.
Activation ? COG can compute gamma-ray doses due to neutron-activated materials, starting with just a neutron source.
Coupled Problems ? COG can solve coupled problems involving neutrons, photons, and electrons.
COG is a modern, full-featured Monte Carlo radiation transport code that provides accurate answers to complex shielding, criticality, and activation problems.COG was written to be state-of-the-art and free of physics approximations and compromises found in earlier codes. COG is fully 3-D, uses point-wise cross sections and exact angular scattering, and allows a full range of biasing options to speed up solutions for deep penetration problems. Additionally, a criticality option is available for computing Keff for assemblies of fissile materials. ENDL or ENDFB cross section libraries may be used. COG home page: http://cog.llnl.gov.
Cross section libraries are included in the package. COG can use either the LLNL ENDL-90 cross section set or the ENDFB/VI set. Analytic surfaces are used to describe geometric boundaries. Parts (volumes) are described by a method of Constructive Solid Geometry. Surface types include surfaces of up to fourth order, and pseudo-surfaces such as boxes, finite cylinders, and figures of revolution. Repeated assemblies need be defined only once. Parts are visualized in cross-section and perspective picture views. A lattice feature simplifies the specification of regular arrays of parts. Parallel processing under MPI is supported for multi-CPU systems.
Source and random-walk biasing techniques may be selected to improve solution statistics. These include source angular biasing, importance weighting, particle splitting and Russian roulette, pathlength stretching, point detectors, scattered direction biasing, and forced collisions.
Criticality ? For a fissioning system, COG will compute Keff by transporting batches of neutrons through the system.
Activation ? COG can compute gamma-ray doses due to neutron-activated materials, starting with just a neutron source.
Coupled Problems ? COG can solve coupled problems involving neutrons, photons, and electrons.
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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM
Size of problems may be limited by computer memory. COG will transport neutrons with energies in the range of 10-5 eV to 150 MeV, protons with energies up to hundreds of GeV, and photons with energies in the range of 10 eV to 100 GeV. (COG?s energy ranges are limited by the available cross section sets and physics models). Via the EGS4 electron transport kernel, electrons in the range of 10 keV to a few thousand GeV can also be transported.
Size of problems may be limited by computer memory. COG will transport neutrons with energies in the range of 10-5 eV to 150 MeV, protons with energies up to hundreds of GeV, and photons with energies in the range of 10 eV to 100 GeV. (COG?s energy ranges are limited by the available cross section sets and physics models). Via the EGS4 electron transport kernel, electrons in the range of 10 keV to a few thousand GeV can also be transported.
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6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME
Running time on a particular computer will vary widely, depending on geometric complexity, number of materials, and number of particles to be followed. For many problems, runs of a few minutes may give an approximate solution. For a statistically precise solution, hours of computation may be necessary. The parallel processing option is useful for shortening the run times of long problems.
Running time on a particular computer will vary widely, depending on geometric complexity, number of materials, and number of particles to be followed. For many problems, runs of a few minutes may give an approximate solution. For a statistically precise solution, hours of computation may be necessary. The parallel processing option is useful for shortening the run times of long problems.
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8. RELATED DATA LIBRARIES
The following data libraries are included in this distribution:
Neutron:
ENDFB7R0- Data pre-processed from the Brookhaven ENDF/B-VII Release 0 nuclear database.
ENDFB6R8- Data pre-processed from the Brookhaven ENDF/B-VI Release 8 nuclear database.
ENDFB6R7- Data pre-processed from the Brookhaven ENDF/B-VI Release 7 nuclear database.
ENDL90- The LLNL ENDL-90 nuclear database.
RED2002- A hybrid ENDFB/ENDL database developed by Red Cullen at LLNL.
COGSAB- Thermal scattering database using S(a,b) model.
Photon:
COGGXS- The LLNL EPDL photon database.
Charged Particles:
elossr- Proton stopping powers
Landau- Proton straggling data
The following data libraries are included in this distribution:
Neutron:
ENDFB7R0- Data pre-processed from the Brookhaven ENDF/B-VII Release 0 nuclear database.
ENDFB6R8- Data pre-processed from the Brookhaven ENDF/B-VI Release 8 nuclear database.
ENDFB6R7- Data pre-processed from the Brookhaven ENDF/B-VI Release 7 nuclear database.
ENDL90- The LLNL ENDL-90 nuclear database.
RED2002- A hybrid ENDFB/ENDL database developed by Red Cullen at LLNL.
COGSAB- Thermal scattering database using S(a,b) model.
Photon:
COGGXS- The LLNL EPDL photon database.
Charged Particles:
elossr- Proton stopping powers
Landau- Proton straggling data
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10. REFERENCES
- R.J. Howerton, R.E. Dye, and S.T. Perkins: "Evaluated Nuclear Data", Library Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, UCRL-50400, Vol. 4, Rev. 1 (1981).
- R. Kinsey: "Data Formats and Procedures for the Evaluated Nuclear Data File ENDF," National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton NY BNL-NCS-50496 (1979).
- W. R. Nelson, H. Hirayama, and D. W. O. Rogers: "The EGS4 Code System", SLAC-Report #265, Stanford University (December, 1985).
- R.J. Howerton, R.E. Dye, and S.T. Perkins: "Evaluated Nuclear Data", Library Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, UCRL-50400, Vol. 4, Rev. 1 (1981).
- R. Kinsey: "Data Formats and Procedures for the Evaluated Nuclear Data File ENDF," National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton NY BNL-NCS-50496 (1979).
- W. R. Nelson, H. Hirayama, and D. W. O. Rogers: "The EGS4 Code System", SLAC-Report #265, Stanford University (December, 1985).
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11. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Supported platforms include Intel/Linux and Intel/Windows. Expanding the code system and running test cases requires 170 MB of hard disk space.
Supported platforms are: PC workstations running Windows 7 OS or Windows XP; Workstations/Clusters running Linux OS. The code system without the data libraries requires 35 MB of disk space. The standard data library set requires 1.6 GB.
Supported platforms include Intel/Linux and Intel/Windows. Expanding the code system and running test cases requires 170 MB of hard disk space.
Supported platforms are: PC workstations running Windows 7 OS or Windows XP; Workstations/Clusters running Linux OS. The code system without the data libraries requires 35 MB of disk space. The standard data library set requires 1.6 GB.
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| Package ID | Computer language |
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| CCC-0777/01 | C-LANGUAGE, FORTRAN |
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13. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Fortran and C source files are not included in this package. Bash SHELL is required to run the installation scripts. The code uses graphics routines from the PGPLOT subroutine library. The package includes executables created on: Dell 560 with Intel Q8300 processor running Windows 7 OS, GNU gfortran and gcc compilers; Intel Xeon processors running GNU/Linux OS, GNU gfortran and gcc compilers.
At RSICC, test cases were run using included executables on: Intel under Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 and Red Hat Linux.
Fortran and C source files are not included in this package. Bash SHELL is required to run the installation scripts. The code uses graphics routines from the PGPLOT subroutine library. The package includes executables created on: Dell 560 with Intel Q8300 processor running Windows 7 OS, GNU gfortran and gcc compilers; Intel Xeon processors running GNU/Linux OS, GNU gfortran and gcc compilers.
At RSICC, test cases were run using included executables on: Intel under Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 and Red Hat Linux.
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Keywords: Monte Carlo method, activation, complex geometry, coupled, criticality, cross sections, electrons, gamma-ray, neutron, protons.