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The HBOM Method for Unfolding Detector Effects

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2015-06-03 v2

Abstract

We present the Hit Backspace Once More (HBOM) method for correcting a measurement for the effect of an imperfect detector. The HBOM method is a model-independent and potentially data-driven technique that repeatedly applies a parameterisation of the detector effect to observed data. The correction is determined by extrapolating the data so-obtained to a detector effect of zero. We demonstrate this technique using the two particle correlation function, which is an observable that can otherwise be difficult to correct for systematic shifts introduced by the detector.

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@article{arxiv.1111.4896,
  title  = {The HBOM Method for Unfolding Detector Effects},
  author = {James W. Monk and Cristina Oropeza-Barrera},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.4896},
  year   = {2015}
}

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17 pages, 8 figures

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