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Monte Carlo Particle Transport Methods: Neutron and Photon - gnssn

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64 <strong>Monte</strong> <strong>Carlo</strong> <strong>Particle</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> <strong>Methods</strong>: <strong>Neutron</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Photon</strong> Calculationswhereas the variance can he empirically estimated by the square of the st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation(s).n - 1 E (m - Ad2 (3.37)Equation (3.30) is an unbiased estimate of D(cp), i.e.M(s 2 ) " D 2The st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation of the mean(sji) is an unbiased estimate of D/'Vn:S (m-, - fx) 2 (3.38)Vn V n ( n ~ 1) .«This formula is hardly applicable in an actual calculation, since evaluation of the subtractionson the K(IS assumes the storing of all |x rs up to the end of the run. A moreconvenient formulation is achieved by elementary transformations:nis2 (P-. - M-) 2 = 2 (P-? - 2 P-.M< + p-) 2= Eft + n — ( X P-i= S ft 2 - - ( X ^This latest formulation drastically reduces the store requirement: one has to store onlythe sums of the scores <strong>and</strong> their squares.Now, the empirical st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation is computed as:1n(n - 1)(3.39)Frequently, the relative st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation, or coefficient of variation, is given. It isdefined by the relations,. =<strong>and</strong> hence can be computed ass,. =n - 1S Pin.(2 (i,,) 2 n JDuring the simulation of the history of even a single particle, the score may be obtained

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