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Table 1

Comparison of optimal sampling and the new sampling technique in terms of their absolute differences, | ΔN | and | ΔM |, from the analytical expectations for Ntot and Mtot (Eqs. (13) and (14)) as a function of the upper mass limit, Mmax.

Analytical value Optimal sampling New sampling method

M max N tot M tot N tot | ΔN | M tot | ΔM | N tot | ΔN | M tot | ΔM |
[M] [M] [M] [M] [M] [M]

21.5 3.3 31.5 4 0.7 31.0 0.5 3 0.3 29.9 1.6
46.4 8.3 103.4 9 0.7 99.9 3.5 8 0.3 102.0 1.4
100 19 299.6 21 2 298.1 1.5 19 0 299.6 0.0
215.4 42.1 810.8 45 2.9 807.3 3.5 42 0.1 810.3 0.4
464.2 91.8 2103.0 97 5.2 2100.2 2.8 91 0.8 2098.8 4.2
1000 199 5298.3 208 9 5296.2 2.1 199 0 5298.3 0.0
2154.4 429.9 13068.5 446 16.1 13068.1 0.4 429 0.9 13064.0 4.4
4641.6 927.3 31717.7 956 28.7 31716.1 1.6 927 0.3 31716.1 1.6
10000 1999 76009.0 2052 53 76005.0 4.0 1999 0 76009.0 0.0
21544.3 4307.9 180292.4 4410 102.1 180290.4 2.0 4307 0.9 180288.0 4.3
46415.9 9282.2 424053.7 9481 198.8 424051.9 1.8 9282 0.2 424052.8 0.9
100000 19999 990348.8 20391 392 990347.0 1.7 19999 0 990348.8 0.0
215443.5 43087.7 2 299000.7 43868 780.3 2298998.8 1.9 43087 0.7 2 298997.2 3.5
464158.9 92830.8 5 309301.9 94395 1564.2 5309297.7 4.2 92830 0.8 5 309298.1 3.9
1 000000 199999 12206072.6 203154 3155 12206070.8 1.8 199999 0 12206072.6 0.0
2 154434.7 430885.9 27950776.1 437276 6390.1 27950776.5 0.4 430885 0.9 27950771.4 4.7
4641588.8 928316.8 63780672.7 941318 13 001.2 63780665.3 7.4 928316 0.8 63780668.8 3.8

Notes. Deviations above the acceptable level (ΔN = 1 and ΔM = 5 M) are shown in bold. All values are rounded.

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