ms limit: the Amplitude*
- Express mixing probability as:
R mix = 1 - A cos( ms t )
1 Mixing
- A = Amplitude of oscillation
- Likelihood = L( A, ms , gi )
(gi = fs , f d , md , bckg., ,... )
- For any fixed ms :
- fit A (maximise L wrt A )
- vary gi systematics .
- Limit : A < 1 @ 95 % C.L.
- Combined Limit :
- average A for different ms
- Sensitivity ( Luck):
- limit obtained imposing A = 0
* G.H. Moser, A.Roussarie N.I.M. A384 (1997) 491