1. In a radioactivity counting measurement, a total count of 1,000 was recorded in 100m Assuming that the count rate (in counts per second) follows the Poisson distribution *e- P(x,x): x! (a) What is the probability of recording zero count in a 10-second interval? (b) What is the uncertainty of your result in (a)?
1. In a radioactivity counting measurement, a total count of 1,000 was recorded in 100m Assuming that the count rate (in counts per second) follows the Poisson distribution *e- P(x,x): x! (a) What is the probability of recording zero count in a 10-second interval? (b) What is the uncertainty of your result in (a)?
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Transcribed Image Text:1. In a radioactivity counting measurement, a total count of 1,000 was recorded in 100 minutes.
Assuming that the count rate (in counts per second) follows the Poisson distribution:
P(x,x) :
x!
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(a) What is the probability of recording zero count in a 10-second interval?
(b) What is the uncertainty of your result in (a)?
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