fithist.C File Reference

Detailed Description

Example of fit where the model is histogram + function

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Minimizer is Minuit2 / Migrad
Chi2                      =      7.84157
NDf                       =           96
Edm                       =   3.7399e-06
NCalls                    =          174
p0                        =      156.638   +/-   5.91061        (limited)
p1                        =      5.98183   +/-   0.0189043   
p2                        =    -0.506659   +/-   0.0180481   
p3                        =       1.0003   +/-   0.0112955   

 
#include <TF1.h>
#include <TFile.h>
#include <TH1F.h>
 
TH1F *background;
void histgen() {
   //generate the histogram background and save it to a file
   //background taken as linearly decreasing
 
   TF1 f1("f1","pol1",0,10);
   f1.SetParameters(5,-0.5);
   TH1F h("background","linear background",100,0,10);
   h.FillRandom("f1",10000);
   TFile f("background.root","recreate");
   //save the background histogram
   h.Write();
   //superimpose a Gaussian signal to the background histogram
   TF1 f2("f2","gaus",0,10);
   f2.SetParameters(1,6,0.5);
   h.FillRandom("f2",2000);
   h.SetName("result");
   h.Write();
}
 
double ftotal(double *x, double *par) {
   double xx = x[0];
   int bin = background->GetXaxis()->FindBin(xx);
   double br = par[3]*background->GetBinContent(bin);
   double arg = (xx-par[1])/par[2];
   double sr = par[0]*TMath::Exp(-0.5*arg*arg);
   return sr + br;
}
void fithist() {
   //fit function ftotal to signal + background
 
   histgen();
 
   TFile *f = new TFile("background.root");
   background = (TH1F*)f->Get("background"); //pointer used in ftotal
   TH1F *result = (TH1F*)f->Get("result");
 
   TF1 *ftot = new TF1("ftot",ftotal,0,10,4);
   double norm = result->GetMaximum();
   ftot->SetParameters(0.5*norm,5,.2,norm);
   ftot->SetParLimits(0,.3*norm,norm);
 
   result->Fit("ftot","b");
}

Author

Rene Brun

Definition in file fithist.C.