Neutrino interaction classification with a convolutional neural network in the DUNE far detector
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Abstract
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is a next-generation neutrino oscillation experiment that aims to measure
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-violation in the neutrino sector as part of a wider physics program. A deep learning approach based on a convolutional neural network has been developed to provide highly efficient and pure selections of electron neutrino and muon neutrino charged-current interactions. The electron neutrino (antineutrino) selection efficiency peaks at 90% (94%) and exceeds 85% (90%) for reconstructed neutrino energies between 2–5 GeV. The muon neutrino (antineutrino) event selection is found to have a maximum efficiency of 96% (97%) and exceeds 90% (95%) efficiency for reconstructed neutrino energies above 2 GeV. When considering all electron neutrino and antineutrino interactions as signal, a selection purity of 90% is achieved. These event selections are critical to maximize the sensitivity of the experiment to
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-violating effects.
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-violation in the neutrino sector as part of a wider physics program. A deep learning approach based on a convolutional neural network has been developed to provide highly efficient and pure selections of electron neutrino and muon neutrino charged-current interactions. The electron neutrino (antineutrino) selection efficiency peaks at 90% (94%) and exceeds 85% (90%) for reconstructed neutrino energies between 2–5 GeV. The muon neutrino (antineutrino) event selection is found to have a maximum efficiency of 96% (97%) and exceeds 90% (95%) efficiency for reconstructed neutrino energies above 2 GeV. When considering all electron neutrino and antineutrino interactions as signal, a selection purity of 90% is achieved. These event selections are critical to maximize the sensitivity of the experiment to
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-violating effects.
Date Issued
2020-11-09
Date Acceptance
2020-09-16
Citation
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 2020, 102 (9), pp.092003 – 1-092003 – 20
ISSN
1550-2368
Publisher
American Physical Society
Start Page
092003 – 1
End Page
092003 – 20
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume
102
Issue
9
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Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
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Published
Article Number
ARTN 092003
Date Publish Online
2020-11-09