This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

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Readings

The course is taught on the basis of class lectures with supplemental materials distributed or assigned in class. Below is a list of other useful reference materials. Lecture-specific references are found within the lecture notes files.

General References

Amazon logo Byrne, J. Neutrons, Nuclei and Matter: An Exploration of the Physics of Slow Neutrons. New York: Taylor & Francis Inc., 1996. ISBN: 9780750303668.

Parks, D. E., M. S. Nelkin, J. R. Beyster, and N. F. Wikner. Slow Neutron Scattering and Thermalization. New York, NY, W. A. Benjamin, 1970.

Amazon logo Foderaro, A. The Elements of Neutron Interaction Theory. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1971. ISBN: 9780262561600.

Marshall, W., and S. W. Lovesey. Theory of Thermal Neutron Scattering. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1971.

Lamarsh, J. R. Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1966.

Amazon logo Duderstadt, J. J., and W. R. Martin. Transport Theory. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 1979. ISBN: 9780471044925.

Carter, L. L., and E. D. Cashwell. Particle-Transport Simulation with the Monte-Carlo Method. TID-26607, ERDA Critical Review Series, U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration, Technical Information Center, Oak Ridge, TN, 1975.

Amazon logo Landau, D. P., and K. Binder. A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780521653664.

Marseguerra, M., and E. Zio. Basics of the Monte Carlo Method with Application to System Reliability. Hagen, Germany: LiLoLe-Verlag GmbH, 2002.

"Special Issue on New Frontiers in the Application of Neutron Scattering to Materials Science." MRS Bulletin 28, no. 12 (December 2003).