5.2.1. Calculation mode

Table 5.2.1 icntl

Value

Explanation

(D=0)
Basic control option.
=0
Normal PHITS calculation.
=1
Output cross section and kerma factor (please see /phits/sample/icntl1 in detail).
=3
Output only input echo for checking memory usage, libraries, and file links.
=5
Calculation assuming all regions are void (no reaction, no ionization) for geometry check, and volume and area calculations.
=6
Source check. Source positions can be tallied by [t-product].
=7
Execute [t-gshow] for graphical output.
=8
Geometry output of xyz mesh tally with gshow option for graphical output.
=9
Execute [t-rshow] for graphical output.
=10
Geometry output of reg mesh tally with rshow option for graphical output.
=11
Execute [t-3dshow] for graphical output.
=12
Re-calculate using dumpall file. Dumpall file is specified by file(15).
=13
Use of function to sum up tally results (Sumtally function).
=14
Use of automatic calculation of region volume.
=15
Execute [t-wwbg] to obtain [ww bias] parameters.
=16
Use of script of analysis function.
=17
Execute [anatally] to obtain results of analysis function.

Cross sections and kerma factors used in the PHITS simulation can be outputted by icntl=1. Please see “/phits/sample/icntl1” in more details.

By setting icntl=12, PHITS reads the previous event-by-event calculation result from a dumpall file created when the dumpall=1 option was activated. All of the transport events are reproduced by the dumpall file without being re-calculated again. Thus, maxcas and maxbch cannot be changed. This functionality is suitable for tallying different physics quantanties with the same simulation setup, especially when such a simulation setup is computational time consuming. However, it should be noted that calculation with dumpall=1 may create a huge dumpall file. Please refer to Section 5.2.26 for more details.

By setting icntl=13, two (or more) tally results can be summed: see Section 6.8 for further detail.

By setting icntl=14 with [t-volume], automatic calculations to obtain volumes of specified cells can be performed. See Section 7.18 in more detail.

By setting icntl=15 with [t-wwbg], automatic calculations to obtain parameters of [ww bias] can be performed. See Section 7.17 for further detail.

When use of script of analysis function, icntl=16 should be set in a PHITS input file.