KIKA

About

  • Overview
    • Current Features
      • MCNP Input Processing
      • MCTAL Analysis
      • Sensitivity Analysis
      • ACE File Processing
      • Covariance Matrix Handling
      • ENDF Data Processing
      • Energy Group Structures
      • Additional Features
  • License

User Guide

  • Quickstart Guide
    • Installation
    • Basic Usage
    • Working with MCNP Input Files
    • Working with MCTAL Files
    • Working with Sensitivities
    • Working with SDF Files
    • Next Steps
    • Working with ACE Files
    • Working with Covariance Matrices
    • Working with ENDF Files
  • Reading a file
    • One door
    • What comes back
    • Check what was dropped
    • The other road
    • What of GNDS is supported
  • Cross-section perturbation pipelines
    • How the new pipelines are wired
    • Files at a glance
    • Pipeline 1 — perturb_PENDF_files (MF33 → σ)
      • Sequential flow
      • Quick start
      • Key knobs
    • Pipeline 2 — perturb_ENDF_PENDF_combined (MF33 + MF34)
      • Sequential flow
      • Seed handling
      • Quick start
    • Output layout
      • pendf_perturbation
      • combined_perturbation
      • PENDF cache
    • MF4 (angular) perturbation defaults
    • Verifying a run
    • Warnings you may see (and what they mean)
    • Common gotchas
    • Reference: the test fixtures
  • Tutorials
    • Working with MCNP Input Files
      • Parsing Input Files
      • Accessing Input Components
      • Working with Materials
      • Converting Between Atomic and Weight Fractions
      • Converting Natural Elements to Isotopes
      • Creating New Materials
      • Modifying Input Files
      • Working with Perturbations
      • Generating Perturbation Cards
    • Working with MCTAL Files
      • Loading MCTAL Files
      • MCTAL File Structure
      • Working with Tallies
      • Converting to DataFrame
      • Working with Multidimensional Data
      • Working with Energy-Integrated Data
      • Analyzing Tally Convergence
      • Working with Perturbations
      • Converting Perturbation Data to DataFrames
    • Setting up Sensitivity Analysis with PERT Cards
      • Overview
      • Setting up the Environment
      • Reading the MCNP Input File
      • Creating a Perturbed Material
      • Generating PERT Cards
      • Examining the Generated PERT Cards
      • Running MCNP with Prepared Input
      • Analyzing Sensitivity Results
    • Sensitivity Analysis with KIKA
      • Overview of Sensitivity Analysis
      • Computing Sensitivity Coefficients
      • Accessing Sensitivity Data
      • Understanding SensitivityData Structure
      • Visualizing Sensitivity Profiles
      • Working with Taylor Coefficients
      • Converting to DataFrames
      • Comparing Multiple Sensitivity Datasets
      • Creating SDF Files for SCALE

API Reference

  • API Reference
    • Package Overview
    • Module Reference
      • kika.input
      • kika.mctal
      • kika.sensitivities
      • kika.ace
      • kika.cov
      • kika.UQ
      • kika.benchmarks
      • kika.endf
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