Quantifying the Unknown

The issue of how epistemic uncertainties affect the outcome of Monte Carlo simulation is discussed by means of a concrete use case: the simulation of the longitudinal energy deposition profile of low energy protons. A variety of electromagnetic and hadronic physics models is investigated, and their...

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Autores principales: Pia, Maria Grazia, Batic, Matej, Begalli, Marcia, Lechner, Anton, Quintieri, Lina, Saracco, Paolo
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2010
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Other Fields of Physics
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873735
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1311962
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author Pia, Maria Grazia
Batic, Matej
Begalli, Marcia
Lechner, Anton
Quintieri, Lina
Saracco, Paolo
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Batic, Matej
Begalli, Marcia
Lechner, Anton
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description The issue of how epistemic uncertainties affect the outcome of Monte Carlo simulation is discussed by means of a concrete use case: the simulation of the longitudinal energy deposition profile of low energy protons. A variety of electromagnetic and hadronic physics models is investigated, and their effects are analyzed. Possible systematic effects are highlighted. The results identify requirements for experimental measurements capable of reducing epistemic uncertainties in the simulation.
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spelling cern-13119622023-03-15T19:12:08Zdoi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873735http://cds.cern.ch/record/1311962engPia, Maria GraziaBatic, MatejBegalli, MarciaLechner, AntonQuintieri, LinaSaracco, PaoloQuantifying the UnknownOther Fields of PhysicsThe issue of how epistemic uncertainties affect the outcome of Monte Carlo simulation is discussed by means of a concrete use case: the simulation of the longitudinal energy deposition profile of low energy protons. A variety of electromagnetic and hadronic physics models is investigated, and their effects are analyzed. Possible systematic effects are highlighted. The results identify requirements for experimental measurements capable of reducing epistemic uncertainties in the simulation.The issue of how epistemic uncertainties affect the outcome of Monte Carlo simulation is discussed by means of a concrete use case: the simulation of the longitudinal energy deposition profile of low energy protons. A variety of electromagnetic and hadronic physics models is investigated, and their effects are analyzed. Possible systematic effects are highlighted. The results identify requirements for experimental measurements capable of reducing epistemic uncertainties in the simulation.The issue of how epistemic uncertainties affect the outcome of Monte Carlo simulation is discussed by means of a concrete use case: the simulation of the longitudinal energy deposition profile of low energy protons. A variety of electromagnetic and hadronic physics models is investigated, and their effects are analyzed. Possible systematic effects are highlighted. The results identify requirements for experimental measurements capable of reducing epistemic uncertainties in the simulation.arXiv:1012.0665oai:cds.cern.ch:13119622010-12-06
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Batic, Matej
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Lechner, Anton
Quintieri, Lina
Saracco, Paolo
Quantifying the Unknown
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http://cds.cern.ch/record/1311962
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