November 2012
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B.20 MARCUM Q-FUNCTION
Definition: Marcum Q-Function The generalized Marcum Q-function is
(B.114)
where
, {a, b} > 0, and Im(x) is the mth-order modified Bessel function of the first kind.
It is used in the cdf of the Rice random variable; an example is plotted in Figure B.17 for m = 1.
Figure B.17 Marcum Q-function Qm(a, b) for m = 1.
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