Using the Monte-Carlo method to analyze experimental data and produce uncertainties and covariances

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Henning, Greg [1 ]
Kerveno, Maelle [1 ]
Dessagne, Philippe [1 ]
Claeys, Francois [1 ,2 ]
Bako, Nicolas Dari [1 ]
Dupuis, Marc [3 ]
Hilaire, Stephane [3 ]
Romain, Pascal [3 ]
Saint Jean, Cyrille De
Capote, Roberto [4 ]
Boromiza, Marian [5 ]
Olacel, Adina [5 ]
Negret, Alexandru [5 ]
Borcea, Catalin [5 ]
Plompen, Arjan [6 ]
Dobarro, Carlos Paradela [6 ]
Nyman, Markus [6 ]
Drohe, Jean-Claude [6 ]
Wynants, Ruud [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC DRS UMR 7178, 23 Rue Loess, F-67037 Strasbourg, France
[2] CEA, DES, IRESNE, DER SPRC LEPh, F-13108 St Paul Les Durance, France
[3] CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
[4] Nucl Data Sect, Int Atom Energy Agcy, Wagramer Str, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
[5] Horia Hulubei Natl Inst Phys & Nucl Engn, Bucharest 077125, Romania
[6] Joint Res Ctr, European Commiss, Retieseweg 111, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
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10.1051/epjconf/202328401045
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TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
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0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
The production of useful and high-quality nuclear data requires measurements with high precision and extensive information on uncertainties and possible correlations. Analytical treatment of uncertainty propagation can become very tedious when dealing with a high number of parameters. Even worse, the production of a covariance matrix, usually needed in the evaluation process, will require lenghty and error-prone formulas. To work around these issues, we propose using random sampling techniques in the data analysis to obtain final values, uncertainties and covariances and for analyzing the sensitivity of the results to key parameters. We demonstrate this by one full analysis, one partial analysis and an analysis of the sensitivity to branching ratios in the case of (n,n'gamma) cross section measurements.
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