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Noisy radioactivity data analysis using parametric Poisson models

Résumé

In metrology, the use of decision threshold and detection limit concepts often creates many problems for metrologists in radioactivity analysis laboratories. It is usual to censor data when it becomes difficult to discern the presence or absence of the activity, due to noise in the measurement data. This implies that if the measurement results are non significant which are below critical value of the test statistic which is called the decision threshold (DT) in metrology. The analysis simply states that the true value (signal) of the radioactivity is below a certain limit called the detection limit (DL). These problems are frequently related to the incorrect understanding of the DT formulas or the wrong choice between several formulas whose numerical results are significantly different. Moreover, it is often unclear how to generate an appropriate and justified DT. In the current research paper, we elaborate a statistical method of DT determination, capable of providing DT with a high statistical power, using a smaller number of repeated measurements. The method is then applied to a real test case. Next, statistical approaches methods are adopted to estimate the density, the expectation and the variance of the radioactivity. Some of its asymptotic properties are also discussed. Efficiency and feasibility of these approaches are corroborated through applications on simulated real data sets.
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hal-04550550 , version 1 (17-04-2024)
hal-04550550 , version 2 (14-05-2024)

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  • HAL Id : hal-04550550 , version 2

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Guillaume Manificat, Salima Helali, Kevin Galliez, Miriam Basso, Maxime Morin, et al.. Noisy radioactivity data analysis using parametric Poisson models. 2024. ⟨hal-04550550v2⟩
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