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A method for finding the least squares estimate of the intersection point of two Helices in space

When the helical trajectories of two charged particles moving away from a common point in a magnetic field are reconstructed from measurements on the tracks, the reconstructed tracks are perturbed by measurement and other errors and do not, in general, intersect. A method is given for adjusting the reconstructed tracks in a least squares manner so that they do intersect.

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