Monte Carlo Fundamentals

❮ Cross-Code Reference

Interactive Rosetta Stone

Pick a concept and see the equivalent input syntax for all four Monte Carlo codes. For a compact static table, see the static cross-code reference.

Sphere

Geometry

A sphere of radius R centered at the origin.

MCNP

text

1  so  5.0

Surface 1: sphere at origin, R = 5 cm

OpenMC

python

sph = openmc.Sphere(r=5.0)

Serpent

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surf 1  sph  0.0 0.0 0.0  5.0

SCONE

plaintext

sphere1 { id 1; type sphere; origin (0.0 0.0 0.0); radius 5.0; }

Inside a surfaces { } block

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1  so  5.0

Surface 1: sphere at origin, R = 5 cm

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❮ Cross-Code Reference

Interactive Rosetta Stone — MCNP, OpenMC, Serpent, SCONE Side-by-Side

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