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    • Signal processing
    • Statistical analysis
    • Noise characterization

    Background:

    • Measuring signals with multiple instruments introduces combined noise.
    • Characterizing unknown signals (red noise) in the presence of instrument noise (white noise) is challenging.
    • Existing methods like Karhunen-Loève transform (KLT) have limitations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a novel cross-spectrum method for signal noise estimation.
    • To define a reliable estimator for signal characteristics.
    • To compare the proposed method with the KLT.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing the real part of the cross-spectrum as an estimator.
    • Characterizing the probability density function (pdf) using the Variance-gamma (VG) distribution.
    • Applying Bayes' theorem to solve the inverse problem for noise level estimation.
    • Performing extensive Monte Carlo simulations for validation.

    Main Results:

    • The Variance-gamma (VG) distribution accurately models the estimator's pdf.
    • The method reliably provides an upper limit for noise levels across various degrees of freedom (DOFs).
    • The VG method yields a slightly different signal level upper limit compared to KLT.

    Conclusions:

    • The cross-spectrum method with VG distribution is a robust tool for noise level estimation.
    • VG distribution is highly reliable for signal analysis, validated by simulations.
    • KLT may offer advantages by better utilizing available information for signal level estimation.