Frequentist coverage properties of uncertainty intervals for weak Poisson signals in the presence of background

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Coakley, K J ^a   Splett, J D ^a   Simons, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astroparticle and particle physics; Background contamination; Data and error analysis; Isotopic ratios; Low level radiation detection; Metrology and the theory of measurement; Poisson processes; Signal detection; Uncertainty intervals

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DATA ACQUISITION; ERRORS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; PROBABILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ASTRO-PARTICLES; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; LOW-LEVEL RADIATION; POISSON PROCESS; THEORY OF MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY INTERVALS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949532292     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/3/035102     Document Type: Article

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