Automated variance reduction applied to nuclear well-logging problems

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 799-809

  Wagner, John C ^a   Peplow, Douglas E ^a   Evans, Thomas M ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Nuclear well logging; Variance reduction

Indexed keywords

IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON LOGGING; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING;

ADJOINT FUNCTIONS; ANALOG SIMULATIONS; DEEP PENETRATION; DETECTOR RESPONSE; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; VARIANCE REDUCTION METHODS; VARIANCE REDUCTIONS;

WELL LOGGING;

EID: 72949114666     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT09-A9309     Document Type: Article

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