Antonino Ingargiola edited burst-search.tex  over 9 years ago

Commit id: 5f7a91a84836bc9ce53cab9efe63cbc8e37a357b

deletions | additions      

       

After each burst search it is important to select  bursts according to their number of photons (burst size). In the most  rudimentary form basic form,  this selection can be performed during burst search, by discarding bursts with size smaller than a threshold $L$. $L$ (as originally proposed by   Eggeling~\textit{et al.}~\cite{Eggeling_1998}).  This method, however, neglects the effect  of background and gamma factor on the burst size and can lead to a selection  bias of certain channels and/or sub-populations.