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48 results for neutron noise analysis

The paper tackles inverse uncertainty quantification in neutron noise analysis.

problem Uncertainty in estimating material properties from noisy neutron correlation measurements.
method Surrogate models and inverse uncertainty quantification to account for measurement error and model bias.
result Improved prediction of neutron correlations and quantification of uncertainties.

The region of heavy calcium isotopes forms the frontier of experimental and theoretical nuclear structure research where the basic concepts of nuclear physics are put to stringent test. The recent discovery of the extremely neutron-rich nuclei around 60^{60}Ca [Tarasov, 2018] and the experimental determination of masse…

2019-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning helps create accurate models of neutron star postmerger signals.

problem Creating accurate postmerger waveforms for binary neutron stars is challenging due to theoretical uncertainties and limited numerical simulations.
method Used a conditional variational autoencoder (CVAE) to construct postmerger models based on numerical-relativity simulations.
result The CVAE can accurately generate postmerger waveforms and encode the neutron star equation of state.

Active learning improves neutron spectroscopy experiments by automating measurement selection.

problem Efficiently searching for signals in neutron scattering experiments with limited beam time.
method Probabilistic active learning using log-Gaussian processes.
result Automated selection of informative measurements improves experimental efficiency.

The main task in oil and gas exploration is to gain an understanding of the distribution and nature of rocks and fluids in the subsurface. Well logs are records of petro-physical data acquired along a borehole, providing direct information about what is in the subsurface. The data collected by logging wells can have si…

2017-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper applies reactor theory to supply chain management.

problem Maintaining optimal item delivery and collection ratios in supply chains.
method Translating neutron transport and diffusion theory to supply chain management, introducing analogy factors and interactors.
result A deterministic model for supply chain optimization.

ANNs predict SAFARI-1 neutron fluxes with uncertainties.

problem Uncertainty quantification in ANN predictions for SAFARI-1.
method Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) with Monte Carlo Dropout (MCD) and Bayesian Neural Networks (BNN VI) for uncertainty quantification.
result Uncertainty bands envelop noisy measurement data points, indicating good prediction and generalization.

New method finds all thin film structures from reflectometry data.

problem Computational prohibitive for standard algorithms, leading to unreliable analysis.
method Prior-Amortized Neural Posterior Estimation (PANPE) combining simulation-based inference and adaptive priors.
result Identifies all realistic structures in seconds, setting new standards in reflectometry.

In X-ray binary star systems consisting of a compact object that accretes material from an orbiting secondary star, there is no straightforward means to decide if the compact object is a black hole or a neutron star. To assist this classification, we develop a Bayesian statistical model that makes use of the fact that …

2015-07-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Young isolated neutron stars (INS) most commonly manifest themselves as rotationally powered pulsars (RPPs) which involve conventional radio pulsars as well as gamma-ray pulsars (GRPs) and rotating radio transients (RRATs). Some other young INS families manifest themselves as anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) and soft gam…

2019-04-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper uses autoencoders for efficient reduced-order modeling of eigenvalue problems.

problem Efficiently modeling eigenvalue problems in high dimensions.
method Autoencoder-based reduced-order modeling for eigenvalue problems.
result Autoencoder-based models outperform standard POD-Galerkin methods in neutron diffusion applications.

Accelerates pulsar light curve inference with learned representations and optimization.

problem Computational expense of Markov chain Monte Carlo methods for posterior inference.
method Combining U-Net latent representations with local simulator-guided optimization.
result 120x reduction in inference time (24 hours to 12 minutes) with accuracy preserved.

Recently, it has been shown that Absolute Parallelism (AP) geometry admits paths that are naturally quantized. These paths have been used to describe the motion of spinning particles in a background gravitational field. In case of a weak static gravitational field limits, the paths are applied successfully to interpret…

2006-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses SBI to infer magnetorotational properties of isolated pulsars.

problem Constrain magnetorotational properties of isolated Galactic radio pulsars.
method Combines population synthesis with SBI to model neutron star birth and evolution.
result Inferred μlogB=13.100.10+0.08μ_{\log B} = 13.10^{+0.08}_{-0.10}, σlogB=0.450.05+0.05σ_{\log B} = 0.45^{+0.05}_{-0.05} for lognormal distributions.

Study on SA with heavy-tailed and LRD noise, establishing finite-time bounds.

problem Analyzing stochastic approximation under heavy-tailed and LRD noise.
method Noise-averaging argument to regularize impact of non-classical noise.
result Established first finite-time moment bounds for SA under heavy-tailed and LRD noise.

Principal Component Analysis (PCA) has wide applications in machine learning, text mining and computer vision. Classical PCA based on a Gaussian noise model is fragile to noise of large magnitude. Laplace noise assumption based PCA methods cannot deal with dense noise effectively. In this paper, we propose Cauchy Princ…

2014-12-19abs ↗pdf ↗

This work analyzes nonexpansive stochastic approximations with Markovian noise, proving convergence in reinforcement learning.

problem Applying stochastic approximation to reinforcement learning settings with nonexpansive operators.
method Investigates nonexpansive stochastic approximations with Markovian noise, providing asymptotic and finite sample analysis.
result First-time proof of convergence for classical tabular average reward temporal difference learning.

Study on online regression with noise, achieving near-optimal regret bounds.

problem Online generalized linear regression with stochastic noise.
method Sharp analysis of FTRL algorithm for stochastic label noise.
result Achieved near-optimal regret bounds for O(σ2dlogT)+o(logT)O(σ^2 d \log T) + o(\log T).

Sparse matrix decomposition identifies key design variables for ICF experiments.

problem Improving predictive capability of ICF simulation codes through better understanding of design inputs and outcomes.
method Sparse Principal Component Analysis (SPCA) and Random Forest (RF) surrogate model.
result Identified clusters of design variables related to physical processes, revealing important variables not previously considered.

Factor analysis has proven to be a relevant tool for extracting tissue time-activity curves (TACs) in dynamic PET images, since it allows for an unsupervised analysis of the data. Reliable and interpretable results are possible only if considered with respect to suitable noise statistics. However, the noise in reconstr…

2018-07-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Study analyzes perturbations in singular subspaces under random noise.

problem Understanding singular vector and subspace changes in signal-plus-noise models.
method Generalized Davis-Kahan-Wedin theorem for any unitarily invariant norm, considering \ell_\infty and 2,\ell_{2,\infty} bounds.
result Fine-grained insights into singular vector and subspace perturbations, including \ell_\infty and 2,\ell_{2,\infty} bounds.

SignSGD analysis quantifies its effects in high dimensions.

problem Understanding signSGD's effects in high-dimensional settings.
method High-dimensional analysis of signSGD, deriving SDE and ODE for risk.
result Quantification of signSGD's effects: effective learning rate, noise compression, diagonal preconditioning, gradient noise reshaping.

Noise-resilient method improves Hurst exponent estimation accuracy in noisy data.

problem Noise degrades accuracy of Hurst exponent estimation methods.
method Noise-Controlled ALPHEE (NC-ALPHEE) using wavelet multi-scale analysis and neural network combination.
result NC-ALPHEE consistently outperforms existing techniques in noisy conditions.

Simplified analysis of diffusion models using discrete random variables.

problem Theoretical analysis of diffusion models is complex and requires rigorous proofs.
method Simplified framework for analyzing Euler--Maruyama discretization of VP-SDEs using Grönwall's inequality.
result Standard Gaussian noise can be replaced by discrete random variables without sacrificing convergence guarantee.

New framework assesses regularization norms in ill-posed problems, revealing L2 instability and proposing adaptive fractional RKHS solutions.

problem Comparative analysis of regularization norms in ill-posed problems.
method Small noise analysis framework for Tikhonov and RKHS regularizations.
result Optimal convergence rates achieved with adaptive fractional RKHS, but hyper-parameters decay too fast.

Optimizes SGLD noise structure for better generalization bounds.

problem Improving generalization bounds for large models trained with SGLD.
method Manipulates the noise structure in SGLD to optimize information-theoretical bounds.
result Optimal noise covariance is the square root of the expected gradient covariance under certain constraints.

Improved analysis for fair federated learning reduces dependence on noise floor.

problem Asymptotic stationarity in group fair federated learning with reduced noise floor dependence.
method DS FedProxGrad framework with inexact local proximal solutions and fairness regularization.
result Algorithm converges asymptotically to stationarity without dependence on a noise floor.

Many data-driven approaches exist to extract neural representations of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data, but most of them lack a proper probabilistic formulation. We propose a group level scalable probabilistic sparse factor analysis (psFA) allowing spatially sparse maps, component pruning using automa…

2016-12-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a differentially private bandit algorithm reducing noise over time.

problem Privacy concerns in interactive recommendation systems.
method Tree-based mechanism to add Laplace or Gaussian noise to model parameters, focusing on dynamic global sensitivity.
result Demonstrates (ε,δ)(ε, δ)-differential privacy with reduced noise and improved regret.

Robust principal component analysis (RPCA) can recover low-rank matrices when they are corrupted by sparse noises. In practice, many matrices are, however, of high-rank and hence cannot be recovered by RPCA. We propose a novel method called robust kernel principal component analysis (RKPCA) to decompose a partially cor…

2018-02-28abs ↗pdf ↗

RCLA reduces noise in topological data analysis, preserving essential structure.

problem Noise in large datasets obscures topological features in persistent homology.
method Grid-based RCLA integrates data reduction and denoising with a threshold parameter.
result RCLA provides a theoretical guarantee and automatic parameter selection.