2008/04/21 by M. Williams, Williams, M., M. Bellis +3
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Data Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies #Radiation Effects in Electronics #Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0804.3382
openalex publication_date 2008/04/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A common situation in experimental physics is to have a signal which can not be separated from a non-interfering background through the use of any cut. In this paper, we describe a procedure for determining, on an event-by-event basis, a quality factor (Q-factor) that a given event originated from the signal distribution. This Q-factor can then be used as an event weight in subsequent analysis procedures, allowing one to more directly access the true spectrum of the signal.