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Plasma edge simulations generally require coupling a finite volume (FV) fluid plasma discretization with a kinetic neutral Monte Carlo (MC) model. From the MC neutral simulation, source terms are estimated and inserted into the FV plasma simulation, transferring MC stochasticity to the FV simulation. While the FV simulation is based on the physical principle of conservation, most common MC source term estimators do not strictly conserve mass, ...

This book presents the refereed proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing that was held at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in April 2014. These biennial conferences are major events for Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo researchers. The proceedings include articles based on invited lectures as well as carefully selected contributed papers on all theoretical ...

The primary cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging beam scatters inside the patient and produces a contaminating photon fluence that is registered by the detector. Scattered photons cause artifacts in the image reconstruction, and are partially responsible for the inferior image quality compared to diagnostic fan-beam CT. In this work, a deep convolutional autoencoder (DCAE) and projection-based scatter removal algorithm were constructed ...

Purpose This work presents the clinical validation of RayStation's electron Monte Carlo code by the use of diodes and plane parallel radiation detectors in homogenous and heterogeneous tissues. Results are evaluated against internationally accepted criteria. Methods The Monte Carlo-based electron beam dose calculation code was validated using diodes, air- and liquid-filled parallel radiation detectors on an Elekta linac with beam energies of 4, ...

Zeolite crystals with cations present, such as ZSM-5, are widely used for gas sequestration, separations, and catalysis. One possible application is as an adsorbent to separate CO2 from N-2 in flue gas mixtures. Typically, the zeolite framework is of a SiO2 composition, but tetravalent Si atoms can be replaced with trivalent Al atoms. This change in valence creates a charge deficit, requiring cations to maintain the charge balance. Experimental ...

The adsorption—for separation, storage and transportation—of methane, hydrogen and their mixture is important for a sustainable energy consumption in present-day society. Graphene derivatives have proven to be very promising for such an application, yet for a good design a better understanding of the optimal pore size is needed. In this work, grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations, employing Improved Lennard–Jones potentials, are performed to ...

The value of phytoextracting crops (plants cultivated for soil remediation) depends on the proftability of the sequential investment in a conversion technology aimed at the economic valorization of the plants. However, the net present value (NPV) of an investment in such an innovative technology is risky due to technical and economic uncertainties. Therefore, decision makers want to dispose of information about the probability of a positive NPV, ...

Sequential Monte Carlo methods are a useful tool to tackle non-linear problems in a Bayesian setting. A target posterior distribution is approximated by moving a set of weighted particles through a sequence of distributions. To counteract degeneracy caused by sequentially changing the underlying distribution, particles occasionally need to be resampled. Deciding if this is necessary requires a reduction operation on the weights after each ...

In this article we propose a heuristic algorithm to explore search space trees associated with instances of combinatorial optimization problems. The algorithm is based on Monte Carlo tree search, a popular algorithm in game playing that is used to explore game trees and represents the state-of-the-art algorithm for a number of games. Several enhancements to Monte Carlo tree search are proposed that make the algorithm more suitable in a ...