  This benchmarking study aims to compare residual dose rate predictions from
the MARS and DORIAN codes with experimental measurements taken from samples
irradiated at CERN's CERF facility. The research evaluates the residual dose
rates of these samples over varied cooling intervals. Additionally, it delves
into the influence of parameter choices, such as specific physics processes and
energy thresholds, on the production and transport of particles and their
effects on simulation outcomes. While both MARS and DORIAN largely align with
experimental findings, discrepancies were observed in the copper sample. This
prompted an in-depth examination of the elevated dose rates from MARS.
