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 |