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References

Primary Sources

Nuclear Data

  1. ENDF/B-VIII.0: Brown, D.A., et al. “ENDF/B-VIII.0: The 8th Major Release of the Nuclear Reaction Data Library with CIELO-project Cross Sections, New Standards and Thermal Scattering Data.” Nuclear Data Sheets, 148 (2018): 1-142.

  2. Evaluated Nuclear Data File: National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory. https://www.nndc.bnl.gov/endf/

Benchmarks

  1. ICSBEP Handbook: “International Handbook of Evaluated Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments.” Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD. NEA/NSC/DOC(95)03.

  2. Jezebel Benchmark: PU-MET-FAST-001, “Jezebel: Bare Plutonium Sphere.” ICSBEP Handbook.

Textbooks

Nuclear Physics

  1. Krane, K.S. Introductory Nuclear Physics. Wiley, 1988. ISBN: 978-0471805533.

    • Comprehensive undergraduate text covering nuclear structure, radioactive decay, and nuclear reactions.

  2. Lamarsh, J.R. and Baratta, A.J. Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 4th ed. Pearson, 2017. ISBN: 978-0134570051.

    • Standard text for nuclear engineering fundamentals.

Neutron Transport

  1. Duderstadt, J.J. and Hamilton, L.J. Nuclear Reactor Analysis. Wiley, 1976. ISBN: 978-0471223634.

    • Classic text on reactor physics and neutron transport theory.

  2. Lewis, E.E. and Miller, W.F. Computational Methods of Neutron Transport. American Nuclear Society, 1993. ISBN: 978-0894480485.

    • Definitive reference on deterministic and Monte Carlo transport methods.

  3. Bell, G.I. and Glasstone, S. Nuclear Reactor Theory. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970.

    • Foundational text on reactor physics.

Monte Carlo Methods

  1. Lux, I. and Koblinger, L. Monte Carlo Particle Transport Methods: Neutron and Photon Calculations. CRC Press, 1991. ISBN: 978-0849360749.

    • Comprehensive coverage of Monte Carlo techniques for radiation transport.

  2. Kalos, M.H. and Whitlock, P.A. Monte Carlo Methods, 2nd ed. Wiley-VCH, 2008. ISBN: 978-3527407606.

    • General Monte Carlo methods with applications to physics.

Criticality Safety

  1. Knief, R.A. Nuclear Criticality Safety: Theory and Practice. American Nuclear Society, 1985. ISBN: 978-0894480140.
    • Practical guide to criticality safety calculations and experiments.

Production Monte Carlo Codes

  1. MCNP: Werner, C.J., et al. “MCNP6.2 Release Notes.” Los Alamos National Laboratory, LA-UR-18-20808, 2018.

    • The gold standard for Monte Carlo neutron transport.

  2. OpenMC: Romano, P.K. and Forget, B. “The OpenMC Monte Carlo Particle Transport Code.” Annals of Nuclear Energy, 51 (2013): 274-281.

  3. Serpent: Leppänen, J., et al. “The Serpent Monte Carlo code: Status, development and applications in 2013.” Annals of Nuclear Energy, 82 (2015): 142-150.

Historical References

  1. Serber, R. The Los Alamos Primer. University of California Press, 1992. ISBN: 978-0520075764.

    • Declassified introduction to atomic bomb physics from the Manhattan Project.

  2. Reed, B.C. The Physics of the Manhattan Project, 4th ed. Springer, 2021. ISBN: 978-3030613723.

    • Accessible treatment of the physics underlying nuclear weapons.

  3. Rhodes, R. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Simon & Schuster, 1986. ISBN: 978-1451677614.

    • Pulitzer Prize-winning history of nuclear weapons development.

Technical Reports

  1. Paxton, H.C. and Pruvost, N.L. “Critical Dimensions of Systems Containing U-235, Pu-239, and U-233.” Los Alamos National Laboratory, LA-10860-MS, 1987.

    • Authoritative compilation of critical mass data.

  2. Petrov, G.A. “Compilation of measured data on neutron-induced fission cross-sections for actinides.” International Atomic Energy Agency, INDC(CCP)-430, 2003.

Software and Tools

  1. Julia Programming Language: Bezanson, J., et al. “Julia: A Fresh Approach to Numerical Computing.” SIAM Review, 59(1) (2017): 65-98. https://julialang.org/

  2. StaticArrays.jl: https://github.com/JuliaArrays/StaticArrays.jl

  3. Interpolations.jl: https://github.com/JuliaMath/Interpolations.jl

Online Resources

  1. NNDC Chart of Nuclides: https://www.nndc.bnl.gov/nudat3/

  2. NIST Physical Constants: https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/

  3. Janis Nuclear Data Browser: https://www.oecd-nea.org/janisweb/

NFL Rules

  1. NFL Official Playing Rules: National Football League, 2023. Rule 2, Section 1: The Ball.
    • Official specifications for football dimensions.