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In [[tracker alignment]], '''weak modes''' are coherent misalignments that have little effect on the goodness of fit (e.g. χ<sup>2</sup>) of a track. This makes them difficult (or impossible) to correct for with track-based alignment, which relies on the dependence of the goodness of fit on the detector alignment. | In [[tracker alignment]], '''weak modes''' are coherent misalignments that have little effect on the goodness of fit (e.g. χ<sup>2</sup>) of a track. This makes them difficult (or impossible) to correct for with track-based alignment, which relies on the dependence of the goodness of fit on the detector alignment. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:58, 1 August 2017
In tracker alignment, weak modes are coherent misalignments that have little effect on the goodness of fit (e.g. χ2) of a track. This makes them difficult (or impossible) to correct for with track-based alignment, which relies on the dependence of the goodness of fit on the detector alignment.
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John Alison's PhD thesis (2012), see PDF page 12 (document page 53, section 5.2.3)
