Deep Learning Analysis of Ions Accelerated at Shocks

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Main Authors: Swierc, Paxson, Caprioli, Damiano, Orusa, Luca, Cernetic, Miha
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Published: 2025
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author Swierc, Paxson
Caprioli, Damiano
Orusa, Luca
Cernetic, Miha
author_facet Swierc, Paxson
Caprioli, Damiano
Orusa, Luca
Cernetic, Miha
contents We study the application of deep learning techniques to the analysis and classification of ions accelerated at collisionless shocks in hybrid (kinetic ions--fluid electrons) simulations. Ions were classified as thermal, suprathermal, or nonthermal, depending on the energy they achieved and the acceleration regime they fell under. These classifications were used to train deep learning models to predict which particles are injected into the acceleration process with high accuracy (>90%), using only time series of the local magnetic field they experienced during their initial interaction with the shock. An autoencoder architecture was also tested, for which time series of various parameters were reconstructed from encoded representations. This study shows the potential of applying machine learning techniques to extract physical insights from kinetic plasma simulations and sets the groundwork for future applications, including the construction of sub-grid models in fluid approaches.
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spellingShingle Deep Learning Analysis of Ions Accelerated at Shocks
Swierc, Paxson
Caprioli, Damiano
Orusa, Luca
Cernetic, Miha
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
We study the application of deep learning techniques to the analysis and classification of ions accelerated at collisionless shocks in hybrid (kinetic ions--fluid electrons) simulations. Ions were classified as thermal, suprathermal, or nonthermal, depending on the energy they achieved and the acceleration regime they fell under. These classifications were used to train deep learning models to predict which particles are injected into the acceleration process with high accuracy (>90%), using only time series of the local magnetic field they experienced during their initial interaction with the shock. An autoencoder architecture was also tested, for which time series of various parameters were reconstructed from encoded representations. This study shows the potential of applying machine learning techniques to extract physical insights from kinetic plasma simulations and sets the groundwork for future applications, including the construction of sub-grid models in fluid approaches.
title Deep Learning Analysis of Ions Accelerated at Shocks
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.17363