Re: [fluka-discuss]: Percentage error too large

From: Andrea Fontana <andrea.fontana_at_pv.infn.it>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:17:03 +0200

Hi Celestine,
    how many histories did you run to get this output?
The statistical error in depends on the number of primaries
and of histories, according to the formula shown at pag. 42
in this lecture:

https://indico.cern.ch/event/694979/contributions/2927088/attachments/1657637/2654305/Fundamentals_of_MC_simulations_of_radiation_transport_2018.pdf

Andrea

Il 27/09/2019 20:51, Celestine Onjewu Oche ha scritto:
> Pls see this...
>
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2019, 7:43 PM Celestine Onjewu Oche
> <oche.pg821497_at_st.futminna.edu.ng
> <mailto:oche.pg821497_at_st.futminna.edu.ng>> wrote:
>
> I scored recently energy deposition into a target of three layers
> using the USRBIN detector. The result I got showed very large
> percentage error (attachment 1). Pls what could be responsible for
> this?
> Also I'd love to know what this format stands for as described by
> the arrow in attachment two. Thanks in advance.
>

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