Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1823556 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We discuss a conceptual issue concerning the neutrino velocity measurement, in connection with the statistical method employed by the OPERA collaboration for the inference of the neutrino time of flight. We expound the theoretical framework that underlies the delicate statistical procedure illustrating its salient aspects. In particular, we show that the order of the two operations of sum and normalization used to combine the single waveforms so as to build the global PDF is a crucial point. We also illustrate how a consistency check able to test the correctness of the PDF-composing procedure should be designed.
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Authors
Antonio Palazzo,