Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system – Measured signal processing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-15
2011-03-15
Cosimano, Edward R (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Measured signal processing
C250S306000, C250S580000, C702S001000, C702S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07908121
ABSTRACT:
A method, system and computer program is used to determine a linear track having a good fit to a most likely or expected path of charged particle passing through a charged particle detector having a plurality of drift cells. Hit signals from the charged particle detector are associated with a particular charged particle track. An initial estimate of time zero is made from these hit signals and linear tracks are then fit to drift radii for each particular time-zero estimate. The linear track having the best fit is then searched and selected and errors in fit and tracking parameters computed. The use of large and expensive fast detectors needed to time zero in the charged particle detectors can be avoided by adopting this method and system.
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Cosimano Edward R
Lambrinos Matthew F.
Lopez Kermit D.
Los Alamos National Security LLC
Ortiz Luis M.
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