Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics

Abstract We explore machine learning-based jet and event identification at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). We study the effectiveness of machine learning-based classifiers at relatively low EIC energies, focusing on (i) identifying the flavor of the jet...

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Main Authors: Lee, Kyle, Mulligan, James, Płoskoń, Mateusz, Ringer, Felix, Yuan, Feng
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148623
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author Lee, Kyle
Mulligan, James
Płoskoń, Mateusz
Ringer, Felix
Yuan, Feng
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics
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Mulligan, James
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Ringer, Felix
Yuan, Feng
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description Abstract We explore machine learning-based jet and event identification at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). We study the effectiveness of machine learning-based classifiers at relatively low EIC energies, focusing on (i) identifying the flavor of the jet and (ii) identifying the underlying hard process of the event. We propose applications of our machine learning-based jet identification in the key research areas at the future EIC and current Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider program, including enhancing constraints on (transverse momentum dependent) parton distribution functions, improving experimental access to transverse spin asymmetries, studying photon structure, and quantifying the modification of hadrons and jets in the cold nuclear matter environment in electron-nucleus collisions. We establish first benchmarks and contrast the estimated performance of flavor tagging at the EIC with that at the Large Hadron Collider. We perform studies relevant to aspects of detector design including particle identification, charge information, and minimum transverse momentum capabilities. Additionally, we study the impact of using full event information instead of using only information associated with the identified jet. These methods can be deployed either on suitably accurate Monte Carlo event generators, or, for several applications, directly on experimental data. We provide an outlook for ultimately connecting these machine learning-based methods with first principles calculations in quantum chromodynamics.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1486232024-01-12T21:22:04Z Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics Lee, Kyle Mulligan, James Płoskoń, Mateusz Ringer, Felix Yuan, Feng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics Abstract We explore machine learning-based jet and event identification at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). We study the effectiveness of machine learning-based classifiers at relatively low EIC energies, focusing on (i) identifying the flavor of the jet and (ii) identifying the underlying hard process of the event. We propose applications of our machine learning-based jet identification in the key research areas at the future EIC and current Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider program, including enhancing constraints on (transverse momentum dependent) parton distribution functions, improving experimental access to transverse spin asymmetries, studying photon structure, and quantifying the modification of hadrons and jets in the cold nuclear matter environment in electron-nucleus collisions. We establish first benchmarks and contrast the estimated performance of flavor tagging at the EIC with that at the Large Hadron Collider. We perform studies relevant to aspects of detector design including particle identification, charge information, and minimum transverse momentum capabilities. Additionally, we study the impact of using full event information instead of using only information associated with the identified jet. These methods can be deployed either on suitably accurate Monte Carlo event generators, or, for several applications, directly on experimental data. We provide an outlook for ultimately connecting these machine learning-based methods with first principles calculations in quantum chromodynamics. 2023-03-20T17:14:54Z 2023-03-20T17:14:54Z 2023-03-14 2023-03-19T04:19:13Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148623 Journal of High Energy Physics. 2023 Mar 14;2023(3):85 PUBLISHER_CC en https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2023)085 Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Author(s) application/pdf Springer Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg
spellingShingle Lee, Kyle
Mulligan, James
Płoskoń, Mateusz
Ringer, Felix
Yuan, Feng
Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics
title Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics
title_full Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics
title_fullStr Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics
title_full_unstemmed Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics
title_short Machine learning-based jet and event classification at the Electron-Ion Collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics
title_sort machine learning based jet and event classification at the electron ion collider with applications to hadron structure and spin physics
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148623
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