The MCBEND user guide has been designed to assist the user rather than the software developer.It contains the following sections

• Introduction
• Input Description
• Output description
• Advice and examples
• Introduction to the Monte Carlo Method
• Introduction to Fractal Geometry
• Geometry Modelling
• Acceleration with the Magic Module
• Nuclear data and collision processing
• Applications Guides
• Graphics

Input Description

The input for MCBEND consists of a series of self-contained, numbered units each dealing with a particular topic of input data. The units may be submitted to the code in any order and not all units are needed in any given calculation.

For each unit the user guide gives a summary of what the unit does, when it is needed and, a brief statement of what the code will do with the supplied data. Also included is a list of the other units which have some relationship with the current unit.

The input requirements for the unit are then presented on pairs of pages: a flow chart on one page and explanatory note facing. In many cases a single pair of such pages is adequate as shown here (pdf: 113k - 18 pages).