The likelihood analysis of egret data

J. R. Mattox; D. L. Bertsch; J. Chiang; B. L. Dlngus; S. W. Dlgel; J. A. Esposito; J. M. Flerro; R. C. Hartman; S. D. Hunter; G. Kanbach; D. A. Kniffen; Y. C. Lln; D. J. Macomb; H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander; P. F. Michelson; C. Von Montigny; R. Mukherjee; P. L. Nolan; P. V. Ramanamurthy; E. Schneid; P. Sreekumar; D. J. Thompson; T. D. Willis

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The likelihood analysis of egret data

J. R. Mattox, D. L. Bertsch, J. Chiang, B. L. Dlngus, S. W. Dlgel, J. A. Esposito, J. M. Flerro, R. C. Hartman, S. D. Hunter, G. Kanbach, D. A. Kniffen, Y. C. Lln, D. J. Macomb, H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander, P. F. Michelson, C. Von Montigny, R. Mukherjee, P. L. Nolan, P. V. Ramanamurthy, E. SchneidP. Sreekumar, D. J. Thompson, T. D. Willis

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Abstract

The use of likelihood for the analysis of high-energy γ-ray data from the EGRET instrument aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory is described. Maximum likelihood is used to estimate point-source flux densities, source locations, and background model parameters. The likelihood ratio test is used to determine the significance of point sources. Monte Carlo simulations have been done to confirm the validity of these techniques.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	396-407
Number of pages	12
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	461
Issue number	1 PART I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/177068
State	Published - 1996

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Gamma rays: observations
Methods: data analysis
Methods: statistical

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Mattox, J. R., Bertsch, D. L., Chiang, J., Dlngus, B. L., Dlgel, S. W., Esposito, J. A., Flerro, J. M., Hartman, R. C., Hunter, S. D., Kanbach, G., Kniffen, D. A., Lln, Y. C., Macomb, D. J., Mayer-Hasselwander, H. A., Michelson, P. F., Von Montigny, C., Mukherjee, R., Nolan, P. L., Ramanamurthy, P. V., ... Willis, T. D. (1996). The likelihood analysis of egret data. Astrophysical Journal, 461(1 PART I), 396-407. https://doi.org/10.1086/177068

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