MMonCa: An Object Kinetic Monte Carlo simulator for damage irradiation evolution and defect diffusion

I Martin-Bragado, A Rivera, G Valles… - Computer Physics …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, we introduce the Object Kinetic Monte Carlo (OKMC) simulator MMonCa and
simulate the defect evolution in three different materials. We start by explaining the theory of …

A GPU-based parallel object kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm for the evolution of defects in irradiated materials

F Jiménez, CJ Ortiz - Computational Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work we present a parallel Object kinetic Monte Carlo (OkMC) computational model
implemented using GPUs (graphics processing units) computing to simulate the evolution of …

Introduction to the kinetic Monte Carlo method

AF Voter - Radiation effects in solids, 2007 - Springer
Monte Carlo refers to a broad class of algorithms that solve problems through the use of
random numbers. They first emerged in the late 1940's and 1950's as electronic computers …

A first-passage kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm for complex diffusion–reaction systems

A Donev, VV Bulatov, T Oppelstrup, GH Gilmer… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
We develop an asynchronous event-driven First-Passage Kinetic Monte Carlo (FPKMC)
algorithm for continuous time and space systems involving multiple diffusing and reacting …

JERK, an event-based Kinetic Monte Carlo model to predict microstructure evolution of materials under irradiation

J Dalla Torre*, JL Bocquet, NV Doan… - Philosophical …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
JERK is a Kinetic Monte Carlo model which aims at describing the evolution of materials
under irradiation over large time and length scales. The evolution is calculated by collecting …

Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations applied to irradiated materials: The effect of cascade damage in defect nucleation and growth

MJ Caturla, N Soneda, TD de La Rubia… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2006 - Elsevier
Kinetic Monte Carlo is used extensively in the field of radiation effects to understand damage
accumulation and growth under irradiation. These calculations require previous knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Historical review of computer simulation of radiation effects in materials

K Nordlund - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In this Article, I review the development of computer simulation techniques for studying
radiation effects in materials from 1946 until 2018. These developments were often closely …

Simulation of radiation damage in Fe alloys: an object kinetic Monte Carlo approach

C Domain, CS Becquart, L Malerba - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2004 - Elsevier
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels used in current nuclear power plants embrittle as a
consequence of the continuous irradiation with neutrons. Among other radiation effects, the …

Self-evolving atomistic kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of defects in materials

H Xu, RE Stoller, LK Béland, YN Osetsky - Computational Materials Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The recent development of on-the-fly atomistic kinetic Monte Carlo methods has led to an
increased amount attention on the methods and their corresponding capabilities and …

On the onset of void swelling in pure tungsten under neutron irradiation: An object kinetic Monte Carlo approach

N Castin, A Bakaev, G Bonny, AE Sand… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
We propose an object kinetic Monte Carlo (OKMC) model for describing the microstructural
evolution in pure tungsten under neutron irradiation. We here focus on low doses (under 1 …