In the nuclear explosion monitoring context, what is an anomaly? We give some real-world examples on magnitude, ATM & hypothesis testing, isotopic ratios, and background discrimination. Then, we present our ideas on future analysis pipelines.
https://t.co/4kkzCurJmL
New article compares 3 location methods for radionuclide releases detected by a network. No method works all the time, but good progress. Also, results support more samples measured per day. To me, this affirms current CTBT IMS & IDC trends. @mbkalinowski
https://t.co/5pcdjBozZi
Everyone should learn a little physics. Why? Because it teaches us many ways of analyzing challenges, to reframe them until we find a way to cleanly dissect them into tractable pieces. A diplomat once told me that I was naive because I just looked for ways to solve problems. HNY!
Why You Should Learn Physics https://t.co/vhhBPnK2bp
Having a framework, many methods taught & practiced & implemented over & over in physics & STEM, makes so many challenges understandable & efficiently tractable. To know them is worth the perseverance. Yearโs exemplar.
Matt Goodwin led a new paper, "Radionuclide Measurements of the International Monitoring System", describing CTBT monitoring capability & future potential of the network & laboratories. All thanks to
@mbkalinowski
Grab a free copy before Feb 17th!
https://t.co/zCxUB5Chnp
This group, this meeting series, has done measurable good at making xenon from explosions more clearly anomalous. Means: less hassle for people (and countries) making essential radiopharma, more confidence in monitoring results.
Last week, @PNNLab and @cchen_gob co-hosted the Workshop on Signatures of Man-Made Isotope Production (#WOSMIP) in Santiago, Chile. The goal? Differentiating the emissions from nuclear explosive testing and peaceful isotope production. https://t.co/rF5REJcG8R
Interesting CTBT verification article by friends. Fun to read a fresh work (ie not by me) on topics I've worked on. It gets long in the middle, but supports the short FP list I liked in the 90s. Also, the intro section is good for any scientist. Congrats!
https://t.co/w5jYH923rB
@Doctrine_Man Pre Google Scholar, many science desks were hypertext piles. I tidied for an office move ~1993 and lost a key paper till I was sorting my office into the recycle bin on retirement... 30 y later. Paraphrasing Churchill, 'never clean up. Never ever ever clean up.'
@Doctrine_Man If you compare this to the Social Styles belief system, there is an additional component: mobility from one type to another. Someone clever in a breifing room might be lazy and stupid on their own project.
@HolyCitySinner Walking down a dirt road alone in moonlight on a W'boro plantation, when a breeze stirs the moss hanging in the gnarly old oaks... spooky nights in Charleston never made me run for my life.
Monitoring nuclear explosion has never been more important than now. In this new work, we consider various metrics for optimizing a network for radioactive gas (Xe-133) that leaks into the atmosphere.
https://t.co/nSjpPDloUA