Difference between revisions of "Unfolding"
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| − | '''Unfolding''', also called '''deconvolution''' | + | '''Unfolding''', also called '''deconvolution''' or '''unsmearing''', is the correcting of a measured result for experimental effects, such as [[Efficiency|inefficiencies]] and finite [[resolution]] of the [[detector]]. The aim of unfolding is to make comparison of the measured results to theoretical calculations and measurements of other experiments possible. |
== Unfolding methods == | == Unfolding methods == | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 29 November 2016
Unfolding, also called deconvolution or unsmearing, is the correcting of a measured result for experimental effects, such as inefficiencies and finite resolution of the detector. The aim of unfolding is to make comparison of the measured results to theoretical calculations and measurements of other experiments possible.
Unfolding methods
See also
- Folding, the opposite process
