Reference analysis of the signal + background model in counting experiments

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Casadei, D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis and statistical methods; Data processing methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856917322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/7/01/P01012     Document Type: Article

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