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Pulses arrive at a Geiger counter in accordance with a Poisson process at a rate of three arrivals per minute. Each particle arriving at the counter has a probability $\frac{2}{3}$ of being recorded. Let $X(t)$ denote the number of pulses recorded by time $t$ minutes.(a) $P[X(t)=0\}=?$(b) $E[X(t)]=$ ?
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The probability of no arrivals in a Poisson process with rate $\lambda$ in time $t$ is given by $P(X(t) = 0) = e^{-\lambda t}$. In this case, $\lambda = 2$, so $P(X(t) = 0) = e^{-2t}$. Show more…
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