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    66can be completely described by the noise-autocorrelation matrix $\boldsymbol{B}$
    77(eq.~\ref{eq:autocorr}),
    8 where the square root of the diagonal elements give what is usually denoted as the ``Pedestal RMS''.
     8where the square root of the diagonal elements give what is usually denoted as the ``pedestal RMS''.
    99\par
    1010
     
    1818
    1919\begin{equation}
    20 \frac{Var[Q]}{<Q>^2} = \frac{1}{<n_{phe}>} * F^2
     20\frac{Var[Q]}{<Q>^2} = \frac{1}{<n_{\mathrm{phe}}>} * F^2
    2121\end{equation}
    2222
    23 Here, $Q$ is the signal fluctuation due to the number of signal photo-electrons
    24 (equiv. to the signal $S$), and $Var[Q]$ the fluctuations of the true signal $Q$
     23Here, $Q$ is the signal due to a number $n_{\mathrm{phe}}$ of signal photo-electrons
     24(equiv. to the signal $S$) after subtraction of the pedestal. $Var[Q]$ is the fluctuation of the true signal $Q$
    2525due to the Poisson fluctuations of the number of photo-electrons. Because of:
    2626
    2727\begin{eqnarray}
    2828\widehat{Q} &=& Q + X \\
    29 Var(\widehat{Q}) &=& Var(Q) + Var(X) \\
    30 Var(Q) &=& Var(\widehat{Q}) - Var(X)
     29Var[\widehat{Q}] &=& Var[Q] + Var[X] \\
     30Var[Q]           &=& Var[\widehat{Q}] - Var[X]
    3131\end{eqnarray}
    3232
     33Here, $Var[X]$ is the fluctuation due to the signal extraction, mainly as a result of the background fluctuations and
     34the numerical precision of the extraction algorithm.
     35\par
    3336Only in the case that the intrinsic extractor resolution $R$ at fixed background $BG$ does not depend on the signal
    3437intensity\footnote{Theoretically, this is the case for the digital filter, eq.~\ref{eq:of_noise}.},
     
    3639
    3740\begin{eqnarray}
    38 Var(Q) &\approx& Var(\widehat{Q}) - Var(\widehat{Q})\,\vline_{\,Q=0}
     41Var[Q] &\approx& Var[\widehat{Q}] - Var[\widehat{Q}]\,\vline_{\,Q=0}
    3942\label{eq:rmssubtraction}
    4043\end{eqnarray}
     
    5760%where $c$ is the photon/ADC conversion factor  $<Q>/<m_{pe}>$.}
    5861
    59  One can then retrieve $R$
    60 by applying the signal extractor to a {\textit{\bf fixed window}} of pedestal events, where the
     62 One can determine $R$ by applying the signal extractor with a {\textit{\bf fixed window}} to pedestal events, where the
    6163bias vanishes and measure $Var(\widehat{Q})\,\vline_{\,Q=0}$.
    6264
     
    7072signal amplitude $S$ and dependent only on the background $BG$ (eq.~\ref{eq:of_noise}).
    7173%It can then be obtained from the calculation of the variance $Var[\widehat{Q}]$
    72 %by applying the extractor to a fixed window of pure background events (``pedestal events'')
    73 %and get rid of the bias in that way.
    74 \par
    75 
    76 In order to calculate the bias and Mean-squared error, we proceed in the following ways:
     74%by applying the extractor with a fixed window to pure background events (``pedestal events'').
     75\par
     76
     77In order to calculate the statistical parameters, we proceed in the following ways:
    7778\begin{enumerate}
    7879\item Determine $R$ by applying the signal extractor to a fixed window
    7980    of pedestal events. The background fluctuations can be simulated with different
    8081    levels of night sky background and the continuous light source, but no signal size
    81     dependency can be retrieved with this method.
     82    dependence can be retrieved by this method.
    8283\item Determine $B$ and $MSE$ from MC events with added noise.
    8384%    Assuming that $MSE$ and $B$ are negligible for the events without noise, one can
    84         With this method, one can get a dependency of both values from the size of the signal,
     85        With this method, one can get a dependence of both values on the size of the signal,
    8586        although the MC might contain systematic differences with respect to the real data.
    8687\item Determine $MSE$ from the error retrieved from the fit results of $\widehat{S}$, which is possible for the
     
    102103Difference in mean pedestal (per FADC slice) between extraction algorithm
    103104applied on a fixed window of 1 FADC slice (``extractor random'') and a simple addition of
    104 2 FADC slices (``fundamental''). On the left, a run with closed camera has been taken, in the center
     1052 fixed FADC slices (``fundamental''). On the left, a run with closed camera has been taken, in the center
    105106 an opened camera observing an extra-galactic star field and on the right, an open camera being
    106107illuminated by the continuous light of the calibration (level: 100). Every entry corresponds to one
     
    119120Difference in mean pedestal (per FADC slice) between extraction algorithm
    120121applied on a fixed window of 2 FADC slices (``extractor random'') and a simple addition of
    121 2 FADC slices (``fundamental''). On the left, a run with closed camera has been taken, in the center
     1222 FADC fixed slices (``fundamental''). On the left, a run with closed camera has been taken, in the center
    122123 an opened camera observing an extra-galactic star field and on the right, an open camera being
    123124illuminated by the continuous light of the calibration (level: 100). Every entry corresponds to one
     
    138139applied on a fixed window of 6 FADC slices and time-randomized weights (``extractor random'')
    139140and a simple addition of
    140 6 FADC slices (``fundamental''). On the left, a run with closed camera has been taken, in the center
     1416 FADC fixed slices (``fundamental''). On the left, a run with closed camera has been taken, in the center
    141142 an opened camera observing an extra-galactic star field and on the right, an open camera being
    142143illuminated by the continuous light of the calibration (level: 100). Every entry corresponds to one
     
    150151of Pedestal Events}
    151152
    152 By applying the signal extractor to a fixed window of pedestal events, we
     153By applying the signal extractor with a fixed window to pedestal events, we
    153154determine the parameter $R$ for the case of no signal ($Q = 0$)\footnote{%
    154155In the case of
     
    264265of Pedestal Events}
    265266
    266 By applying the signal extractor to a global extraction window of pedestal events, allowing
     267By applying the signal extractor with a global extraction window to pedestal events, allowing
    267268it to ``slide'' and maximize the encountered signal, we
    268269determine the bias $B$ and the mean-squared error $MSE$ for the case of no signal ($S=0$).
     
    288289at 4 slices. The global winners is extractor~\#29
    289290(digital filter with integration of 4 slices). All sliding window extractors -- except \#21 --
    290 have a smaller mean-square error than the resolution of the fixed window reference extractor. This means
     291have a smaller mean-square error than the resolution of the fixed window reference extractor (row\ 1,\#4). This means
    291292that the global error of the sliding window extractors is smaller than the one of the fixed window extractors
    292 even if the first have a bias.
     293with 8~FADC slices even if the first have a bias.
    293294\par
    294295The important information for the image cleaning is the number of photo-electrons above which the probability for obtaining
     
    314315\hline
    315316\hline
    316 \multicolumn{16}{|c|}{Statistical Parameters for $S=0$} \\
     317\multicolumn{16}{|c|}{Statistical Parameters for $S=0$ units in $N_{\mathrm{phe}}$} \\
    317318\hline
    318319\hline
     
    344345\end{tabular}
    345346\vspace{1cm}
    346 \caption{The statistical parameters bias, resolution and mean error for the sliding window
    347 algorithm. The first line displays the resolution of the smallest existing robust fixed--window extractor
     347\caption{The statistical parameters bias, resolution and mean error for the algorithms which can be applied to sliding
     348windows (SW) and/or fixed windows (FW) of pedestal events.
     349The first line displays the resolution of the smallest existing robust fixed--window extractor
    348350for reference. All units in equiv.
    349351photo-electrons, uncertainty: 0.1 phes. All extractors were allowed to move 5 FADC slices plus
    350 their window size. The ``winners'' for each row are marked in red. Global winners (within the given
     352their window size. The ``winners'' for each column are marked in red. Global winners (within the given
    351353uncertainty) are the extractors Nr. \#24 (MExtractTimeAndChargeSpline with an integration window of
    3523541 FADC slice) and Nr.\#29
     
    567569\end{figure}
    568570
    569 Figure~\ref{fig:df:convfit} shows the obtained ``conversion factors'' and ``F-Factor'' computed as:
     571Figure~\ref{fig:df:convfit} shows the obtained ``conversion factors'' and ``F-Factor'' computed as~\cite{MAGIC-calibration}:
    570572
    571573\begin{eqnarray}
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