A new maximum-likelihood method for template fits

Abstract A common statistical problem in particle physics is to extract the number of samples which originate from a statistical process in an ensemble containing a mix of several contributing processes. The probability density function of each process is usually not exactly known. Barlow and Beesto...

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Main Authors: Hans Dembinski, Ahmed Abdelmotteleb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-11-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-11019-z