Optimal distribution of measurement time in single channel measurements

TL;DR

This paper presents a method to optimize the distribution of measurement time in single channel experiments, aiming to minimize the uncertainty of fit parameters, with application to electron spectroscopy.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach for optimal measurement time allocation in single channel experiments to improve parameter estimation accuracy.

Findings

Optimized measurement time distribution reduces standard deviation of fit parameters.

Application to electron spectroscopy demonstrates practical effectiveness.

Method can be adapted to various single channel measurement scenarios.

Abstract

Single channel measurements play a minor role in today physics, but they are sometimes unavoidable. Comparing to multichannel measurements, there is distribution of measurement time to be chosen in an experiment design. A method to optimize distribution of measurement time is given, where optimal distribution minimizes standard deviation of a selected fit parameter. As an example, the method is applied to electron spectroscopy experiments.