data analysis markarian 421 – 14.-15.02.2004 crab nebula – 27.01.2004 crab nebula – 15.02.2004...
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Data Analysis
•Markarian 421 – 14.-15.02.2004•Crab Nebula – 27.01.2004•Crab Nebula – 15.02.2004
2 dim plots : false source analysis
Miss-pointing study
Light Curves
Data:
Applied Cuts(David’s Talk)
• 0.12 < LENGTH < 0.32• 0.06 < WIDTH < 0.15• 0.6 < DIST < 1.3• SIZE > 3000 (photons)
Calculate significance: Li&Ma (1983) formula #17 ALPHA(max) = 10 degrees
False source analysis
• Calculate once source independent parameters:
LENGTH, WIDTH, SIZE, etc• For each assumed source position
calculate source dependent parameters: DIST, ALPHA• The movement of the sky (derotation)• The same procedure for ON and OFF
2 dim sky plotCamera coordinates Sky coordinates
2 dim sky plot (N ex)Camera coordinates Sky coordinates
Why is the spot not very narrow?
Center of the camera is not the center of the rotation?
• Divide the ON sample in several sub-samples
• No derotation• Use the whole OFF sample to
calculate significance
Tracking / Miss-pointing
Estimation of the source position in each of the sub-
samples
Several criteria:• Significance• Number of excess events• Alpha plot: signal and background
shape • Alpha plots of the nearby positions
Estimated source positions
First light curve
Markarian 421
Fine binning: 25 samplesNormal spot Abnormal spot (1
run)
Closer look to this sub-sample
2 minutes, 1 Run, no reports in the runbook
First 5633 events Last 5633 events
Following the miss-pointing
Mrk421: 2nd ON sample
• Derotation around the center of the camera
• Displacement from the center of around 0.3 deg
• Roundish spot
Second light curve
Zenith and azimuth angle
Crab: 27th January 2004
Crab: 14th- 15th February 2004
Conclusion / outlook
•All three samples: clear detection
•Weak sources (even Crab!) still difficult to analyze.
•Possible reasons:
miss-pointing
unstable movement
many “dead” pixels
Mrk 421 OFF
ASYMMETRY
Asymmetry: MC photons
73%27%
Asymmetry: MC protons
40%60%
Asymmetry: Mrk 421 ON
44%56%
Asymmetry: Mrk 421 OFF
39%61%
Asymmetry: Crab ON
40%60%
Asymmetry: Crab OFF
38%62%
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