Probability calculus for quantitative HREM. Part II: entropy and likelihood concepts
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1Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK.
Abstract:
The technique of extracting atomic coordinates from HREM images by R-factor refinement via iterative simulation and global optimisation is described in the context of probability density estimations for unknown parameters. In the second part of this two-part paper we discuss in comparison maximum likelihood and maximum entropy techniques with respect to their suitability of application within HREM. We outline practical difficulties of likelihood estimation and present a synthesis of two point-cloud techniques as a recommendable solution. This R-factor refinement with independent Monte-Carlo error calibration is a highly versatile method which allows adaptation to the special needs of HREM. Unlike simple text-book estimation methods, there is no requirement here on the noise being additive, uncorrelated, or Gaussian. It also becomes possible to account for a subset of systematic errors.
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