A non-parametric peak finder algorithm and its application in searches for new physics
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
2020-03-20 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We have developed an algorithm for non-parametric fitting and extraction of statistically significant peaks in the presence of statistical and systematic uncertainties. Applications of this algorithm for analysis of high-energy collision data are discussed. In particular, we illustrate how to use this algorithm in general searches for new physics in invariant-mass spectra using pp Monte Carlo simulations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1110.3772,
title = {A non-parametric peak finder algorithm and its application in searches for new physics},
author = {S. Chekanov and M. Erickson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.3772},
year = {2020}
}
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7 pages, 1 figure