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
fDate :
Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
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;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9106-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873735
