assessing uncertainties of theoretical atomic transition probabilities
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Assessing uncertainties of theoretical atomic transition probabilities with Monte Carlo random trials. Alexander Kramida. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Parameters in atomic codes. Transition matrix elements Slater parameters CI parameters - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Assessing uncertainties of theoretical atomic transition probabilities with Monte Carlo random trials
Alexander Kramida
National Institute of Standards and Technology,Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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Parameters in atomic codes
Transition matrix elements Slater parameters CI parameters Parameters of effective potentials Diagonal matrix elements of the Hamiltonian Fundamental “constants” Cut-off radii …
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Cowan’s atomic codes
RCN+RCN2 In: Z, Nel, configurations Out: Slater and CI parameters P,
Transition matrix elements M RCG In: Out: Eigenvalues E, Eigenvectors V,
Wavelengths λ, Line Strengths S,Derivatives ∂P/∂E
RCE In: E, V, P, ∂P/∂E, experimental energies Eexp
Out: Fitted parameters eigenvalues ELSF,eigenvectors VLSF
P, M
P
PLSF,
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Uncertainties of fitted parameters
ΔPLSF = ∂P/∂E (Eexp − E)
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How to estimate uncertainties of S (or A, f)?
Compare results of different codes
Compare results of the same code Length vs Velocity forms With different sets of configurations With varied parameters
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What to compare?
E1:gA = 2.03×1018 S / λvac
3
M1:gA = 2.70×1013 S / λvac
3
E2:gA = 1.12×1018 S / λvac
5
Adapted fromS. Enzonga Yoca and P. Quinet, JPB 47 035002 (2014)
Wrong!
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Compare S and S*
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Test case: M1 and E2 transitions in Fe V (Ti-like)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120E,
1000 c
m−
1
5D
3P2, 3H3G
1G2, 3D, 1I, 1S2
1D21F
3P1, 3F11G1
1D1
1S134 levels
590 transitions
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Test case: Fe VMore complexity
Interacting configurations:3d4
3d3(4s+5s+4d+5d)3d2(4s2+4d2+4s4d)
38 E2 transition matrix elements86 Slater parameters
Eav
ϛ3d, ϛ4d
F2,4(nd,nʹd)G0,2,4(nl,nʹlʹ)α3d, β3d, and T3d
61 CI parameters
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Plan of Monte-Carlo experiment with Cowan codes
Vary E2 transition matrix elements (1% around ab initio values)
Vary P (ΔPLSF around PLSF)
Make trial calculations with varied parameters
recognize resulting levels by eigenvectors
rescale A from S using Eexp instead of E
Analyze statistics
Vary parameters randomly with normal distribution
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First test: Vary only E2 matrix elements
1E-10 1E-08 1E-06 1E-04 1E-02 1E+00 1E+021
10
100
S
δA/A
* (p
erce
nt)
Each point repre-sents 400 random trials
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Vary E2 matrix elements and Slater parameters
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Cancellation Factor
CF = (S+ + S−)/(S+ + |S−|)−1 ≤ CF ≤ 1
|CF| means strong cancellation
Degree of cancellationDc = δCF/|CF|
where δCF is standard deviation of CF
Dc ≥ 0
Dc ≥ 0.5 means really strong cancellation
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Statistical distributions of A values
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What quantity has best statistical properties (A, ln(A), Ap)?
n = δA/std(A)
1000 trials 590000 points
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𝐟={[ ( 𝐴 / 𝐴∗ )𝑝−1𝑝 ] ,𝑝 ≠0
ln (𝐴 / 𝐴∗ ) ,𝑝=0}
Box-Cox transformation
Despite piecewise definition, f(p) is a continuous function!
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Statistical parameters
𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠=∑𝑖=1
𝑛
(𝑥 𝑖− 𝑥)3
(𝑛−1)𝜎 3
𝑘𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑠=∑𝑖=1
𝑛
(𝑥𝑖−𝑥)4
(𝑛−1)𝜎4 −3
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝜎 2=∑𝑖=1
𝑛
(𝑥 𝑖−𝑥)2
(𝑛−1)
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Normal probability plotsSame transition, same trial data (A-values) Different parameter p of Box-Cox transformation
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Two methods of optimizing p
(a) Maximizing the correlation coefficient C of the normal probability plot
(b) Finding p yielding zero skewness of distribution of f(A, p)
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Distribution of optimal p1000 trials, 590 000 data points
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Distribution of optimal p10 000 trials, 5 900 000 data points
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Statistics of outliers compared to normal distribution
n = δA/std(A)
10 000 trials, 5 900 000 data points
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Abnormal transitions
Normal probability plots with optimal parameter p of Box-Cox transformation
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Main conclusions (so far)
• Standard deviations σ are not sufficient to describe statistics of A-values
• Knowledge of distribution shapes is required • Each transition has a different shape of
statistical distribution. Most are skewed.• For most transitions, a suitable Box-Cox
transformation exists, which transforms statistics to normal
• In addition to σ, parameter p of optimal Box-Cox transformation is sufficient to characterize statistics of most transitions
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Required statistics size10 compared datasets: σA differs from true value
by >20% for 99% of transitions100 datasets: “wrong” σA for 3% of transitions
1000 datasets: “wrong” σA for 1% of transitions
10000 datasets: “wrong” σA for a few of 590 transitions (all negligibly weak)
If requirement on accuracy of σA is relaxed to 50%,
10 datasets: “wrong” σA for 10% of transitions
100 datasets: “wrong” σA for a few of 590 transitions
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Strategy for estimating uncertainties
• Investigate internal uncertainties of the model by varying its parameters and comparing results
• Investigate internal uncertainties of the method by extending the model and looking at convergence trends (not done here)
• Investigate possible contributions of neglected effects (not done here)
• Investigate external uncertainties of the method by comparing with results of other methods (not done here)
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Further notes• Distributions of parameters were arbitrarily assumed
normal. True shapes are unknown.
• Unknown distribution width of E2 matrix elements was arbitrarily assumed 1%.
• Parameters were assumed statistically independent (not true).
• When results of two different models are compared, shapes of statistical distributions of A-values should be similar (unconfirmed guess).
• Implication for Monte-Carlo modeling of plasma kinetics: A-values given as randomized input parameters should be skewed, each in its own way described by Box-Cox parameter p, and correlated.
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Final conclusion
The “new” field of Statistical Atomic Physics should be developed. Main topics: - statistical properties of atomic parameters;- propagation of errors through atomic and
plasma-kinetic models.