Title :
Approximate inversion of Marcum´s Q-function
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA
fDate :
1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple method for inverting Marcum´s Q-function, based on the saddlepoint approximation, is presented, and its results are compared with exact solutions and with the results of the Gaussian approximation
Keywords :
approximation theory; probability; radar detection; Gaussian approximation; Marcum´s Q-function; approximate inversion; false alarm probability; saddlepoint approximation; Bandwidth; Calculators; Equations; Gaussian approximation; Gaussian processes; Noise level; Probability; Radiometry; Signal to noise ratio; Software algorithms;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
