Issue Eur. Phys. J. A Volume 40, Number 2, May 2009 Page(s) 249 - 253 Section Special Article - Tools For Experiment And Theory DOI 10.1140/epja/i2009-10751-4 Published online 21 April 2009

Eur. Phys. J. A 40, 249-253 (2009)
DOI: 10.1140/epja/i2009-10751-4

Kolmogorov-Smirnov method for the determination of signal time-shifts

P. Désesquelles¹, T. M. H. Ha¹, A. Korichi¹, F. Le Blanc² and C. M. Petrache<sup>2

1</sup>  CSNSM CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Paris Sud 11, 15 rue G. Clémenceau, 91405, Orsay, France
²  IPNO CNRS/IN2P3 and Université Paris Sud 11, 15 rue G. Clémenceau, 91405, Orsay, France

Pierre.Desesquelles@in2p3.fr

Received 5 January 2009 / Revised version 13 February 2009 / Published online 21 April 2009

Abstract

A new method for the determination of electric signal time-shifts is introduced. As the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, it is based on the comparison of the cumulative distribution functions of the reference signal with the test signal. This method is very fast and thus well suited for on-line applications. It is robust to noise and its performances in terms of precision are excellent for time-shifts ranging from a fraction to several sample durations.

PACS
29.40.Gx - Tracking and position-sensitive detectors.
29.30.Kv - X- and -ray spectroscopy.
07.50.Qx - Signal processing electronics.

Communicated by A.A. Korsheninnikov

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