A Maximum Likelihood Approach to Estimating Correlation Functions

Baxter, Eric Jones; Rozo, Eduardo

Title: A Maximum Likelihood Approach to Estimating Correlation Functions

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Authors:: Baxter, Eric Jones; Rozo, Eduardo

Publication Date:: Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1126464

Report Number(s):: SLAC-PUB-15589
arXiv:1305.4613

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Astrophys.J. 779:62,2013

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Astrophys.J. 779:62,2013

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: Astrophysics,ASTRO

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                    Baxter, Eric Jones, /Chicago U., Astron. Astrophys. Ctr., Rozo, Eduardo, and /SLAC. A Maximum Likelihood Approach to Estimating Correlation Functions.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Baxter, Eric Jones, /Chicago U., Astron. Astrophys. Ctr., Rozo, Eduardo, & /SLAC. A Maximum Likelihood Approach to Estimating Correlation Functions.  United States.

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