The course includes both lectures and exercise sessions, and touches on topics such as:
- Basic Monte Carlo concepts
- User interface
- Geometry and material definition
- Source definition
- Scoring
- Electromagnetic and hadronic interactions and thresholds
- Neutronics
- Residual radiation and radiation protection
- Magnetic and electric fields
- Biasing
- Error handling and debugging
In order to participate in the practical sessions, you are asked to come with your own laptop with FLUKA and Flair already installed and working. Please follow the installation instructions available on the FLUKA website.
The course programme starts on Monday 8:30 and ends Friday afternoon at around 15:00, with direct transport to the Geel train station by bus provided in time for the 16:06 train in direction Brussels airport via Antwerpen-Berchem (scheduled arrival at the airport around 17:20).
