Inner Muon Identification Algorithm
Angel Lopez
Last Updated: March 18, 1998
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Preface
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The routines were written mainly by Eduardo Ramirez now a
graduate student at the University of Colorado. Some changes were
made by Alejandro Mirles and Carlos Rivera. I supervised the complete
development of this software. The basis of the algorithm was
put forth by Jim Wiss in his memo, "A Muon Identification Algorithm for
E831". Jim's memo, " ", discusses
the question of the approximate chi-squared distribution at high momentum.
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Introductory Primer on How to Use the Algorithm's Output
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It's possible this section is all you may need or want
to read.
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The inner muon algorithm identifies muons by looking
for hits in the inner muon detector which are consistent with the 5-chamber
track being identified. A minimum number of such hits is required
in order for the algorithm to continue processing the track. This
number is 4 for tracks with momentum (p