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  • A. Jinaphanh, G. Valocchi, A. Zoia, Implementation and testing of Generalized Perturbation Theory capabilities in TRIPOLI-4, Nuc. Sci. Eng. 199, S406–S434, Supplement 1 (2025).​
  • A. Jinaphanh, A. Zoia, A variance-reduction strategy for the sensitivity of βeff, EPJ Web of Conferences 302, 10002 (2024).​​
  • T. Bonnet, H. Belanger, D. Mancusi, A. Zoia, The effect of branchless collisions and population control on correlations in Monte Carlo power iteration, Nuc. Sci. Eng. 198(11), 2120–2147 (2024).​
  • Y.-K. Lee, “TRIPOLI-4® calculations of neutron multiplicity counting rates of He-3 array detectors and verification tests of an automatic MCNP-to-TRIPOLI conversion tool for recent ICSBEP subcritical experiments”, EPJ Web of Conferences 302, 13007 (2024).
  • O. Petit, Y. Pénéliau, Y.-K. Lee (2023) Coupling Fixed-Source Criticality or Criticality and Shielding Modes Within TRIPOLI-4® Monte Carlo Code, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Volume 198 (2024).​
  • A. Jinaphanh, P. Dufour, A.Zoia, “Computing the sensitivity of effective kinetics parameters by Monte Carlo methods using a Super-History approach", M&C 2023, Ontario, Canada, 2023​
  • H. Belanger, T. Bonnet, D. Mancusi, A. Zoia, The Effect of Branchless Collisions on Neutron Clustering, in Proc. M&C23, Niagara Falls, Canada, 13-17/8 (2023).
  • Y.-K. Lee and F.-X. Hugot, "TRIPOLI-4® Neutron Multiplication Calculations for the Subcritical Experiments of the BeRP Ball Reflected by Tungsten," The 12th Int. Conf. on Nuclear Criticality Safety ICNC'2023, Sendai, Japan (1-6 Oct. 2023).
  • A. Entringer, A. Bardelay, S. Lahaye, F.X. Giffard, O. Petit, T. Nicol, C. Carmouze, « The CRISTAL criticality package: from 2.0 towards 2.1 version », A. Entringer, A. Bardelay, S. Lahaye, F.X. Giffard, O. Petit, T. Nicol, C. Carmouze, Proceedings of ICNC 2023, Sendai, Japan, October 1-6, 2023
  • A. Entringer, A. Bardelay, S. Lahaye, J.C. Trama, O. Petit, C. Carmouze, « CRISTALV2 : Improvements Overview of the CRISTALV2.0.3 Criticality Calculation Package », in Proceedings of NCSD2022, Anaheim, USA, June, 2022
  • A. Jinaphanh, C. Carabajal, A. Zoia, Implementation and Testing of the GPT Sensitivities in TRIPOLI-®. In Proceedings of Physor22.​
  • J.-F. Martin, T. Ivanova et al., The OECD/NEA Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety: Recent outcome, work in progress and outlook, In Proceedings of the NCSD conference.
  • V. Vitali, F. Chevallier, A. Jinaphanh, P. Blaise and A. Zoia, “Eigenvalue separation and eigenmode analysis by matrix-filling Monte Carlo methods", Annals of Nuclear Energy, Volume 164, 2021
  • N. Abrate, B.D. Ganapol, S. Dulla, P. Saracco, P. Ravetto, and A. Zoia, Convergence acceleration aspects in the solution of PN neutron transport eigenvalue problem, in Proc. M&C21, Raleigh, USA (2021).
  • Y. Nauchi, A. Jinaphanh, A. Zoia, Comparing the time-eigenvalues of the natural mode equation by weight balancing and alpha-k methods, Annals of Nuclear Energy 162, 108486 (2021).
  • V. Vitali, F. Chevallier, A. Jinaphanh, A. Zoia, and P. Blaise, Comparison of Direct and Adjoint k and alpha-Eigenfunctions, J. Nucl. Eng., 2, 132–151 (2021).
  • Y. Nauchi, A. Jinaphanh, A. Zoia, Analysis of time-eigenvalues and eigenfunctions in the CROCUS benchmark, in Proceedings of Physor2020, Cambridge, UK (2020).
  • F. Filiciotto, A. Jinaphanh, A.Zoia, Super-history methods for adjoint-weighted tallies in Monte Carlo time eigenvalue calculations, in Proceedings of Physor2020, Cambridge, UK (2020).
  • V. Vitali, F. Chevallier, A. Jinaphanh, P. Blaise and A. Zoia, “Comparison of direct and adjoint k- and alpha-eigenfunctions”, PHYSOR 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2020
  • V Vitali, F Chevallier, A Jinaphanh, P Blaise, A Zoia, Spectral analysis by direct and adjoint Monte Carlo methods
  • Annals of Nuclear Energy 137, 107033 (2020).
  • A. Jinaphanh, A. Zoia, Computing adjoint-weighted tallies with TRIPOLI-4 using the Wielandt method, in Proceedings of the M&C2019 conference, Portland, Oregon (2019).
  • A. Jinaphanh, A. Zoia, Perturbation and sensitivity of the time eigenvalues by a generalized Iterated Fission Probability Method, in Proceedings of the M&C2019 conference, Portland, Oregon (2019).
  • Y. Nauchi, A. Jinaphanh, A. Zoia, Verification of adjoint functions of natural mode equation by generalized iterated fission probability method and by analog Monte Carlo, in Proceedings of the M&C2019 conference, Portland, Oregon (2019).
  • A Jinaphanh, A Zoia, Perturbation and sensitivity calculations for time eigenvalues using the Generalized Iterated Fission Probability, Annals of Nuclear Energy 133, 678-687 (2019).
  • N. Terranova, D. Mancusi, A. Zoia, New perturbation and sensitivity capabilities in Tripoli-4, Ann. Nucl. Energy 121, 335-349 (2018).
  • D. Mancusi, A. Zoia, Chaos in eigenvalue search methods, Ann. Nucl. Energy 112, 354-363 (2018).
  • N. Terranova, A. Zoia, Generalized Iterated Fission Probability method for Monte Carlo calculations, Ann. Nucl. Energy 108, 57-66 (2017).
  • F Malouch, E Brun, C Diop, F Hugot, C Jouanne, Y Lee, F Malvagi, et al., Results of TRIPOLI-4 version 10 on the TRIPOLI Criticality Validation Suite, Part 1, thermal spectra, Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topilcal Meeting (2017)
  • M. Nowak, J. Miao, E. Dumonteil, B. Forget, A. Onillon, K. S. Smith, A. Zoia, Monte Carlo power iteration : entropy and spatial correlations, Annals of Nuclear Energy 94, 856-868 (2016).
  • T. M. Miller, Y.-K. Lee et al., Analysis Capability and Data Needs Identified During the Evaluation of the SILENE CAAS Benchmarks, ANS Winter Meeting 2016, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Nov. 6 – 10, 2016.
  • T. M. Miller, Y.-K. Lee et al., Neutron Activation Foil and Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Responses to a Polyethylene Reflected Pulse of the CEA Valduc SILENE Critical Assembly, International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) – NEA/NSC/DOC(95)03/VIII, Volume VIII, ALARM-TRAN-CH2-SHIELD-001. See also ORNL/TM-2016/317 (2016).
  • T. M. Miller, Y.-K. Lee et al., Neutron Activation Foil and Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Responses to a Lead Reflected Pulse of the CEA Valduc SILENE Critical Assembly, International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) – NEA/NSC/DOC(95)03/VIII, Volume VIII, ALARM-TRAN-LEAD-SHIELD-001. See also ORNL/TM-2016/316 (2016).
  • T. M. Miller, Y.-K. Lee et al., Neutron Activation Foil and Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Responses to a Bare Pulse of the CEA Valduc SILENE Critical Assembly, International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) – NEA/NSC/DOC(95)03/VIII, Volume VIII, ALARM-TRAN-AIR-SHIELD-001. See also ORNL/TM-2015/462 (2015).
  • E. Brun, A. Zoia, J.C. Trama, S. Lahaye, Y. Nagaya, Inter-code comparison of TRIPOLI® and MVP on the MCNP criticality validation suite, in Proc. ICNC2015, Charlotte, USA (2015).
  • G. Truchet et al., in Proceedings of the Physor 2014 conference, Kyoto, Japan, 2015.
  • G. Truchet et al., in Proceedings of the SNA+MC 2013 conference, Paris, France, 2014.
  • A. Zoia, E. Brun, F. Damian, F. Malvagi, Monte Carlo methods for prompt and delayed eigenvalue calculations. Proceedings of Physor2014, Kyoto, Japan (2014).
  • A. Zoia, E. Brun, F. Malvagi, Alpha eigenvalue calculations with Tripoli-4, Annals of Nuclear Energy 63, 276-284 (2014).
  • E. Dumonteil, F. Malvagi, A. Zoia, A. Mazzolo, D. Artusio, C. Dieudonné, C. de Mulatier, Particle clustering in Monte Carlo criticality simulations, Ann. Nucl. Energy 63, 612-618 (2014). Corrigendum: Annals of Nuclear Energy 66, 144-145 (2014).
  • E Dumonteil, F Malvagi, A Zoia, et al., Spatial correlations in Monte Carlo criticality simulations, Proceedings of the SNA+MC 2013-Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications (2013).
  • A. Zoia, E. Brun, F. Malvagi, Alpha eigenvalue calculations with Tripoli-4. Proceedings of the SNA+MC2013 conference, Paris (2013).
  • E. Dumonteil, T. Courau, A new method to compute the dominance ratio in Monte Carlo simulations. Application to a simple pincell with the 3D Monte Carlo code TRIPOLI-4, ICAPP08 (2008).
  • Y.-K. Lee, in Proceedings of the ICNC 2007 conference, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2007.
  • L'Abbate, T. Courau, E. Dumonteil, Monte Carlo calculations : source convergence and dominant ratio in an infinite lattice using MCNP and TRIPOLI-4, PHYTRA-1, Marrakech, Morocco (2006).
  • E. Dumonteil et al., Source convergence diagnostics using Boltzmann entropy criterion : application to different OCDE/NEA criticality benchmarks with the 3-D Monte-Carlo code Tripoli-4, Physor2006, Vancouver, Canada (2006).