• DocumentCode
    887115
  • Title

    Computing the generalized Marcum Q-function

  • Author

    Helstrom, Carl W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1422
  • Lastpage
    1428
  • Abstract
    A modified version of the method of saddlepoint integration is shown to compute the generalized Marcum Q-function accurately over a broad range of parameters. Bounds on the truncation error incurred by stopping the numerical quadrature at a certain point are presented
  • Keywords
    integration; signal detection; generalized Marcum Q-function; numerical quadrature; saddlepoint integration; signal detection; truncation error; Distributed computing; Distribution functions; Equations; Finite wordlength effects; Polynomials; Random variables; Roundoff errors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/18.144731
  • Filename
    144731
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=887115