| CERN uses many detectors in the particle accelerator to find the building blocks of the universe. One type of detector used is a scintillator cell. These detectors are being optimized by NICADD to have a uniform detection range at the lowest cost. To assist in this endeavor, computer modeling gives the designer the ability to test many designs in a virtual environment prior to making a physical prototype design. Current virtual models for this field have been stochastic, which means the designer will have to repeatedly run the same simulation many times to get rid of the statistical "noise" in the results. In the field of nuclear science engineering, deterministic softwares have proven themselves to be a valid prediction tool for such problems as neutron embrittlement. These models account for the probabilities up front and will provide a single result that can help confirm improvements in design in a single step. This has advantages especially when it comes to comparing two different models. This thesis discusses the method of using TransMED, a deterministic software, to assist NICADD in optimizing scintillator cell design. This thesis provides a road-map on how NICADD can use TransMED in there design work for this project and other anisotripic scattering problems as well. |
