For , write , , and . The count-weighted Laplace functional of a Poisson random measure and the Poisson distribution give
To compute the other numerator, on the inside contribution to vanishes. The restrictions of the Poisson random measure to the ball and its complement are independent; this follows first for their simple-function integrals from independent counts, then by approximation. Hence
Subtract from and divide by to find
Continuity of at zero gives
Also as . Applying these facts to the two exact expressions proves the small-ball conditioning for a Poisson random measure:
One can also see equality of the limits without the exact first formula: since , the difference of the two quantities lies between zero and . The conditioning is used only at positive , where its event has positive probability; it is not conditioning directly on a point at the origin.