Particle Identification with Deep Neural Networks Across Collision Energies in Simulated Proton-Proton Collisions

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Autores principales: Khalaf, Omar M., Hamed, Ahmed M.
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author Khalaf, Omar M.
Hamed, Ahmed M.
author_facet Khalaf, Omar M.
Hamed, Ahmed M.
contents This study demonstrates a proof-of-concept application of a deep neural network for particle identification in simulated high transverse momentum proton-proton collisions, with a focus on evaluating model performance under controlled conditions. A model trained on simulated Large Hadron Collider (LHC) proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13\,\mathrm{TeV}$ is used to classify nine particle species based on seven kinematic-level features. The model is then tested on simulated high transverse momentum Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) data at $\sqrt{s} = 200\,\mathrm{GeV}$ without any transfer learning, fine-tuning, or weight adjustment. It maintains accuracy above 91% for both LHC and RHIC sets, while achieving above 96% accuracy for all RHIC sets, including the $p_T > 7\,\mathrm{GeV}/c$ set, despite never being trained on any RHIC data. Analysis of per-class accuracy reveals how quantum chromodynamics (QCD) effects, such as leading particle effect and kinematic overlap at high $p_T$, shape the model's performance across particle types. These results suggest that the model captures physically meaningful features of high-energy collisions, rather than simply overfitting to kinematics of the training data. This study demonstrates the potential of simulation-trained deep neural networks to remain effective across lower energy regimes within a controlled environment, and motivates further investigation in realistic settings using detector-level features and more advanced network architectures.
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spellingShingle Particle Identification with Deep Neural Networks Across Collision Energies in Simulated Proton-Proton Collisions
Khalaf, Omar M.
Hamed, Ahmed M.
High Energy Physics - Experiment
This study demonstrates a proof-of-concept application of a deep neural network for particle identification in simulated high transverse momentum proton-proton collisions, with a focus on evaluating model performance under controlled conditions. A model trained on simulated Large Hadron Collider (LHC) proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13\,\mathrm{TeV}$ is used to classify nine particle species based on seven kinematic-level features. The model is then tested on simulated high transverse momentum Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) data at $\sqrt{s} = 200\,\mathrm{GeV}$ without any transfer learning, fine-tuning, or weight adjustment. It maintains accuracy above 91% for both LHC and RHIC sets, while achieving above 96% accuracy for all RHIC sets, including the $p_T > 7\,\mathrm{GeV}/c$ set, despite never being trained on any RHIC data. Analysis of per-class accuracy reveals how quantum chromodynamics (QCD) effects, such as leading particle effect and kinematic overlap at high $p_T$, shape the model's performance across particle types. These results suggest that the model captures physically meaningful features of high-energy collisions, rather than simply overfitting to kinematics of the training data. This study demonstrates the potential of simulation-trained deep neural networks to remain effective across lower energy regimes within a controlled environment, and motivates further investigation in realistic settings using detector-level features and more advanced network architectures.
title Particle Identification with Deep Neural Networks Across Collision Energies in Simulated Proton-Proton Collisions
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06732