Published November 21, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

A Gaussian-sum filter for vertex reconstruction

  • 1. Institute for High-Energy Physics, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (Austria)
  • 2. Physik-Institut der Universitaet Zuerich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich 8057 (Switzerland)

Description

A vertex reconstruction algorithm was developed based on the Gaussian-sum filter and implemented in the framework of the CMS reconstruction program. While linear least-squares estimators are optimal in case all observation errors are Gaussian-distributed, a GSF offers a better treatment of non-Gaussian distributions of track parameter errors when these are modeled by Gaussian mixtures. Results are compared to the Kalman filter

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.090;
PII
S0168-9002(04)01531-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
534
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 217-221
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
9. international workshop on advanced computing and analysis techniques in physics research
Dates
1-5 Dec 2003
Place
Tsukuba (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37028901
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; DATA PROCESSING; ERRORS; GAUSS FUNCTION; INFORMATION THEORY; LEAST SQUARE FIT; MARKOV PROCESS; NOISE
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD FIT; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PROCESSING; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES

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Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.