2019/08/01 by R. Capote, Capote, R., Denise Neudecker +1
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Data Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Nuclear Physics and Applications #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry #Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1908.00272
openalex publication_date 2019/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Small uncertainties obtained for the Neutron Standards have been associated with possible missing correlations in the input data, with an incomplete uncertainty budget of the employed experimental database or with unrecognized uncertainty sources common to many measurements. While further detailed studies may improve the first two issues, the issue of potential unrecognized uncertainties and correlations between different experiments has long been neglected. We address this gap with a test-case study ons the evaluation of the total neutron multiplicity of the 252Cf(sf) source, which is included in the evaluation of the Thermal Neutron Constants within the Neutron Standards.