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View SchemaDecay Chain Fitting with a Kalman Filter
| Authors | W. D. Hulsbergen |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0503191 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0503191 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nima.2005.06.078 |
| Journal | Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A552 (2005) 566-575 |
Abstract
We present a method to perform a least squares fit of a decay chain involving multiple decay vertices. Our technique allows for the simultaneous extraction of decay time, position and momentum parameters and their uncertainties and correlations for all particles in a decay chain.
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