DocumentCode
3525240
Title
Quantifying the unknown
Author
Pia, Maria Grazia ; Batic, Matej ; Begalli, Marcia ; Lechner, Anton ; Quintieri, Lina ; Saracco, Paolo
Author_Institution
INFN, Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy
fYear
2010
fDate
Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
Firstpage
153
Lastpage
157
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; Monte Carlo simulation; electromagnetic model; epistemic uncertainty affect; hadronic physics model; longitudinal energy deposition profile; low energy protons; Analytical models; Data models; Monte Carlo methods; Protons; Scattering; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location
Knoxville, TN
ISSN
1095-7863
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9106-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873735
Filename
5873735
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