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Statistical Errors in the Measurement of Particle Thresholds

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Simple rules of thumb are derived for the precision with which s-wave and p-wave thresholds can be determined by a series of equally spaced cross section mesasurements near threshold. Backgrounds and beam spreads are ignored.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ex/0110070,
  title  = {Statistical Errors in the Measurement of Particle Thresholds},
  author = {Robert N. Cahn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0110070},
  year   = {2007}
}

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3 pages, 2 figures

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