title: Certifying systematic errors in quantum experiments.
abstract: When experimental errors are ignored in an experiment, the subsequent analysis of its results becomes questionable. We develop tests to detect systematic errors in quantum experiments where only a finite amount of data is recorded and apply these tests to tomographic data taken in an ion trap experiment. We put particular emphasis on quantum state tomography and present three detection methods: the first two employ linear inequalities while the third is based on the generalized likelihood ratio.
authors.affiliation: Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät, Universität Siegen, Walter-Flex-Straße 3, D-57068 Siegen, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moroder
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kleinmann
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monz
authors.forename: Otfried
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gühne
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blatt