Describing cosmic particles in mcnp6

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the use of MCNP6 to simulate cosmic particles, specifically addressing an error encountered when setting parameters for cosmic ray simulations. Participants explore the implications of energy limits for various particles and the configuration of advanced physics settings.

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  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested, Experimental/applied

Main Points Raised

  • One participant reports an error related to energy limits when using the PAR=-CR parameter in MCNP6 for cosmic particles.
  • Another participant suggests that the error indicates the specified energy may be too high and inquires about the energy settings being used.
  • A participant expresses uncertainty about how to appropriately limit the energy for cosmic rays and questions whether the energy of cosmic rays could exceed the limits set in MCNP6.
  • There is a suggestion to check if advanced physics is enabled, as this could affect the simulation results.
  • One participant notes a lack of familiarity with simulating cosmic rays in MCNP6, suggesting that it might be more suited for FLUKA simulations instead.
  • A request is made for additional information from the output file to help diagnose the issue further.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the best approach to resolve the error or the suitability of MCNP6 for simulating cosmic rays, indicating multiple competing views and unresolved questions.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention the need for clarity on energy limits for various particles and the configuration of advanced physics settings, but these aspects remain unresolved.

Who May Find This Useful

Researchers and practitioners interested in simulating cosmic particles using MCNP6, as well as those exploring the limitations and configurations of particle simulation software.

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When I used PAR=-CR of mcnp6 to describe cosmic particles
When I used PAR=-CR of mcnp6 to describe cosmic particles, there was an error:"Expire parameter is too many cases of erg > emax,bad trouble in subroutine startp of mcrun,"Any idea on how to resolve this problem?
 
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So CR is a lot of different particles, the error suggests the energy set is too high for many of them. What energy are you specifying and can you reduce it?

Also is the advanced physics on or off?
 
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Alex A said:
So CR is a lot of different particles, the error suggests the energy set is too high for many of them. What energy are you specifying and can you reduce it?

Also is the advanced physics on or off?
Thanks for your reply! I want to calculate μ, but it's not clear how much to limit the energy to by phys cards, or to limit the energy of other particles. I know that the particles in mcnp have the highest energy limit. Is it possible that the energy of cosmic rays exceeds the limit? Does the manual have the energy limit table for various particles? Also, how do I know if advanced physics is on or off?
 
I don't know much about simulating cosmic rays. I think it's normally thought of as a fluka problem rather than an mcnp one. Some answers should be in the output file, if you can share that adding .txt to the filename and attaching it to a post would be helpful.

Oh and welcome to physicsforums!
 
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