2015/09/03 by O. M. Weiner, Weiner, Ori M. · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Statistical and numerical algorithms
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1509.01290
openalex publication_date 2015/09/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope (IACT) arrays, the standard method\nof statistically inferring the existence of a source is based on the maximum\nlikelihood method of Li&Ma (1983). We present a new statistical approach, also\nbased on maximum likelihood theory, which takes into account a priori knowledge\nof the source light curve. This approach is especially useful for observations\nof rapidly decaying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We also discuss results\nestablished by using this technique to analyze VERITAS GRB observations.\n