Example 4.7 A piece of radioactive material emits alpha-particles according to a Poisson process with an intensity of 0.84 particle per second. A counter detects each emitted particle, independently, with probability 0.95. In a 10- second period the number of detected particles is 12. What is the probability that more than 15 particles were emitted in that period?

Example 4.7 A piece of radioactive material emits alpha-particles according to a Poisson process with an intensity of 0.84 particle per second. A counter detects each emitted particle, independently, with probability 0.95. In a 10- second period the number of detected particles is 12. What is the probability that more than 15 particles were emitted in that period?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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