TRIPOLI-4.12 (Package NEA-1940)
Abstract
TRIPOLI-4® is the fourth generation of the continuous-energy radiation transport Monte Carlo code developed by the reactor physics and applied mathematics division (SERMA) at CEA Paris-Saclay. TRIPOLI-4® is devoted to shielding, reactor physics with depletion, criticality safety and nuclear instrumentation for both fission and fusion systems. The code has been under development at CEA since the mid-60s. Generation 4 has been developed starting from the mid-90s in C++, with a few parts in C and Fortran.
TRIPOLI-4® can simulate neutral particles: neutrons in the energy range from 20 MeV to 10-5 eV, and photons in the energy range from 20 MeV to 1 keV. Moreover, electrons and positrons can also be simulated down to 1 keV, mainly in the context of radiation detection problems and nuclear instrumentation. Neutron-photon coupling is handled by default. Photonuclear reactions may be simulated as well, if requested. The coupling between photons, electrons and positrons is taken into account by tracking the entire electromagnetic shower.
TRIPOLI-4® is a registered trademark of CEA.
License
Non-commercial license
The NEA Data Bank offers a single-user license for TRIPOLI-4.12 that does not include commercial applications. It is for the exclusive purpose of research and education. Precise terms are defined in the agreement signed by users.
References
Citation
F.X. Hugot et al., "Overview of the TRIPOLI-4 Monte Carlo code, version 12." EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol. 10, 17 (2024). DOI:10.1051/epjn/2024018
Citation
E. Brun, et al., "TRIPOLI-4, CEA, EDF and AREVA reference Monte Carlo code." Annals of Nuclear Energy, 82 (2015) 151-160. DOI:10.1016/j.anucene.2014.07.053
A complete description of the code is found at the CEA website
Training materials
The NEA Data Bank has not hosted a training course on this software recently. If you are interested, please contact us.