Nuclear mass predictions using machine learning models

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Hauptverfasser: Yüksel, Esra, Soydaner, Derya, Bahtiyar, Hüseyin
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author Yüksel, Esra
Soydaner, Derya
Bahtiyar, Hüseyin
author_facet Yüksel, Esra
Soydaner, Derya
Bahtiyar, Hüseyin
contents The exploration of nuclear mass or binding energy, a fundamental property of atomic nuclei, remains at the forefront of nuclear physics research due to limitations in experimental studies and uncertainties in model calculations, particularly when moving away from the stability line. In this work, we employ two machine learning (ML) models, Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), to assess their performance in predicting nuclear mass excesses using available experimental data and a physics-based feature space. We also examine the extrapolation capabilities of these models using newly measured nuclei from AME2020 and by extending our calculations beyond the training and test set regions. Our results indicate that both SVR and GPR models perform quite well within the training and test regions when informed with a physics-based feature space. Furthermore, these ML models demonstrate the ability to make reasonable predictions away from the available experimental data, offering results comparable to the model calculations. Through further refinement, these models can be used as reliable and efficient ML tools for studying nuclear properties in the future.
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spellingShingle Nuclear mass predictions using machine learning models
Yüksel, Esra
Soydaner, Derya
Bahtiyar, Hüseyin
Nuclear Theory
The exploration of nuclear mass or binding energy, a fundamental property of atomic nuclei, remains at the forefront of nuclear physics research due to limitations in experimental studies and uncertainties in model calculations, particularly when moving away from the stability line. In this work, we employ two machine learning (ML) models, Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), to assess their performance in predicting nuclear mass excesses using available experimental data and a physics-based feature space. We also examine the extrapolation capabilities of these models using newly measured nuclei from AME2020 and by extending our calculations beyond the training and test set regions. Our results indicate that both SVR and GPR models perform quite well within the training and test regions when informed with a physics-based feature space. Furthermore, these ML models demonstrate the ability to make reasonable predictions away from the available experimental data, offering results comparable to the model calculations. Through further refinement, these models can be used as reliable and efficient ML tools for studying nuclear properties in the future.
title Nuclear mass predictions using machine learning models
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.02824