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Statistical uncertainty in line shift and width interpretation

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Elementary but general statistical analyses determine the uncertainty arising from photon statistics in measuring a line shift and width. Account is taken of a background as well as the required signal.

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  1. P.L. Meyer, Introductory Probability and Statistical Applications (Addison Wesley, Reading, MA, 1966).

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  1. Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

    I. H. Hutchinson

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Hutchinson, I.H. Statistical uncertainty in line shift and width interpretation. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 127, 81 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2012-12081-3

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