Suppression of Neutron Background using Deep Neural Network and Fourier Frequency Analysis at the KOTO Experiment

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Main Authors: Tung, Y. -C., Li, J., Hsiung, Y. B., Lin, C., Nanjo, H., Nomura, T., Redeker, J. C., Shimizu, N., Shinohara, S., Shiomi, K., Wah, Y. W., Yamanaka, T.
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author Tung, Y. -C.
Li, J.
Hsiung, Y. B.
Lin, C.
Nanjo, H.
Nomura, T.
Redeker, J. C.
Shimizu, N.
Shinohara, S.
Shiomi, K.
Wah, Y. W.
Yamanaka, T.
author_facet Tung, Y. -C.
Li, J.
Hsiung, Y. B.
Lin, C.
Nanjo, H.
Nomura, T.
Redeker, J. C.
Shimizu, N.
Shinohara, S.
Shiomi, K.
Wah, Y. W.
Yamanaka, T.
contents We present two analysis techniques for distinguishing background events induced by neutrons from photon signal events in the search for the rare $K^0_L\rightarrowπ^0ν\barν$ decay at the J-PARC KOTO experiment. These techniques employed a deep convolutional neural network and Fourier frequency analysis to discriminate neutrons from photons, based on their variations in cluster shape and pulse shape, in the electromagnetic calorimeter made of undoped CsI. The results effectively suppressed the neutron background by a factor of $5.6\times10^5$, while maintaining the efficiency of $K^0_L\rightarrowπ^0ν\barν$ at $70\%$.
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spellingShingle Suppression of Neutron Background using Deep Neural Network and Fourier Frequency Analysis at the KOTO Experiment
Tung, Y. -C.
Li, J.
Hsiung, Y. B.
Lin, C.
Nanjo, H.
Nomura, T.
Redeker, J. C.
Shimizu, N.
Shinohara, S.
Shiomi, K.
Wah, Y. W.
Yamanaka, T.
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
We present two analysis techniques for distinguishing background events induced by neutrons from photon signal events in the search for the rare $K^0_L\rightarrowπ^0ν\barν$ decay at the J-PARC KOTO experiment. These techniques employed a deep convolutional neural network and Fourier frequency analysis to discriminate neutrons from photons, based on their variations in cluster shape and pulse shape, in the electromagnetic calorimeter made of undoped CsI. The results effectively suppressed the neutron background by a factor of $5.6\times10^5$, while maintaining the efficiency of $K^0_L\rightarrowπ^0ν\barν$ at $70\%$.
title Suppression of Neutron Background using Deep Neural Network and Fourier Frequency Analysis at the KOTO Experiment
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.12063