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23 | | === Zenith Angle Weights and Spectral Weights === |
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25 | | While the source spectrum \(N_0\) is of course independent of the zenith angle \(\theta\) of the observation, the efficiency is not, so that |
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27 | | \[\epsilon(E) = \epsilon(E, \theta)\] |
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29 | | In addition, the observed differential flux depends on the zenith angle. That means that for a correct calculation of the efficiency, the number of simulated events per zenith angle interval has to match the observation time distribution. |
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31 | | \[\epsilon(E, \theta) = \epsilon(E, \theta, \Delta T(\theta))\] |
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33 | | This can be achieved by applying zenith angle dependent weights \(\omega(\theta)\) to each simulated event. Similarly, the discussed requirement of the match between result spectrum and simulated spectrum can be achieved applying energy dependent weights \(\omega(E)\). |
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35 | | As the simulated energy spectrum is independent of zenith angle, it can be expressed as |
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37 | | \[\phi(E,\theta) = N_0\cdot \eta(E)\cdot \eta(\theta)\] |
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39 | | with the differential energy spectrum \(\eta(E)\) and the zenith angle distribution \(\eta(\theta)\) and the normalization |
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41 | | \[\int_E\int_\theta\phi(E,\theta)dEd\theta = N_0\cdot \int_E\eta(E)dE\cdot \int_\theta\eta(\theta)d\theta\] |
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43 | | The contents of one energy bin \(\Delta E\) and one zenith angle bin \(\Delta\theta\) can then be written as |
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45 | | \[N(\Delta E, \Delta\theta) = \sum_{\Delta E}\sum_{\Delta\theta} \omega_{i,j}(E, \theta)= \sum_{\Delta E}\sum_{\Delta\theta} \omega_i(E)\cdot\omega_j(\theta)= \sum_{\Delta E} \omega_i(\theta)\cdot\sum_{\Delta\theta}\omega_i(E) \] |
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47 | | and the normalization |
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49 | | \[\sum_E\sum_\theta N(E,\theta) = N_0 \sum_E\sum_\theta \omega_{i,j}(E,\theta) = N_0 \sum_E\sum_\theta \omega_{i}(E)\omega_j(\theta) = N_0\cdot \sum_E\omega_i(\theta)\cdot \sum_\theta\omega_i(E)\] |
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