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. 2012 Feb 2;117:80–95. doi: 10.6028/jres.117.003

Table 3.

Model results and uncertainty budget for 155Eu Activity correction factor, f, for height change from 1978 to 2001.

Component ui Comments
h(t) 0.00655 From rectangular distribution uncertainty for height as a function of date.
r(E,h) γ 0.00020 From residuals of fit.
r(E,h) γ 0.00098 From tests of fit.
ε 0.00117 From uncertainty in relative shape of efficiency curve for γ’s.
r(h) β 0.00001 From 20 % uncertainty in R vs. height for β’s.
r(E) β 0.00003 From 60 % uncertainty in shape of efficiency curve for β’s.
uc 0.0067 combined uncertainty of f
Symmetrized, and corresponding asymmetric uncertainty component due to h(t)
f ± +
0.9836 0.0066 0.0033 0.0104
Fractional contributions to f
Β 0.0020
γ 0.9980