Maximum-likelihood fitting of data dominated by Poisson statistical uncertainties

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 914-917

  Stoneking, M R ^a   Den Hartog, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0001317962     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1147768     Document Type: Article

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