4. Additional notes on DCHAIN and its usage

• 4.1. Execution, requisite files, troubleshooting, etc.
• 4.2. Important PHITS settings for using [T-Dchain]
• 4.3. Illustration of time input parameters
• 4.4. Naming conventions of output files and parameter limits
• 4.5. Control of uncertainty propagation
• 4.6. Decay, activation cross section, and fission yield libraries
  • 4.6.1. Specific notes on neutron reaction cross section data availability
  • 4.6.2. Hybrid neutron reaction cross section libraries
  • 4.6.3. Specific notes on fission data availability
• 4.7. Fission settings: explaining the need to increase ICHAIN
  • 4.7.1. Spontaneous fission:
  • 4.7.2. Neutron induced fission:
  • 4.7.3. Simultaneous spontaneous and neutron induced fission:
• 4.8. Factors influencing simulation time
  • 4.8.1. Other considerations for many-regioned problems
• 4.9. Understanding and using DCHAIN’s dose rate outputs
• 4.10. Decay chain scheme / change in inventory output file
• 4.11. Unofficial Python output parsing and processing module
• 4.12. Example: Comprehensive DCHAIN-PHITS calculation
• 4.13. Example: 3-step decay dose calculation (reg/xyz mesh)
• 4.14. Example: Standalone DCHAIN use (without PHITS)