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Analyzing Flash X-Ray Machine Diagnostics, Sebastian Bustillo, Asaph Camillo, Jake Morris
Analyzing Flash X-Ray Machine Diagnostics, Sebastian Bustillo, Asaph Camillo, Jake Morris
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The Cygnus Dual Beam Radiographic Facility consists of two flash x-ray machines, Cygnus 1 and 2. The seamless performance of these machines is critical to the maintenance of the United States stockpile of nuclear weapons. Since these SubCritical experiments cost about $104 million when something malfunctions millions of dollars are lost. As a result, it is imperative to assess the performance of the machine from diagnostics collected by the different sensors. Its performance is measured by the level of radiation dose a shot obtains. Utilizing exploratory data analysis, interesting trends were found and a 74.1% level of correctness was achieved …