Neutrino Interaction Classification With a Convolutional Neural Network in the Dune Far Detector

Author(s)

B. Abi
R. Acciarri
M. A. Acero
G. Adamov
D. Adams
M. Adinolfi
Z. Ahmad
J. Ahmed
T. Alion
S. Alonso Monsalve
C. Alt
J.. Anderson
C. Andreopoulos
M. P. Andrews
F. Andrianala
S. Andringa
A. Ankowski
M. Antonova
S. Antusch
A. Aranda-Fernadez
Roberto Petti, University of South CarolinaFollow
Et. Al.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is a next-generation neutrino oscillation experiment that aims to measure CP-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 CP-violating effects.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.092003

Publication Info

Published in Physical Review D, Volume 102, Issue 9, 2020, pages 092003-.

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©Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI.

APA Citation

Abi, B., Acciarri, R., Acero, M. A., Adamov, G., Adams, D., Adinolfi, M., Ahmad, Z., Ahmed, J., Alion, T., Alonso Monsalve, S., Alt, C., Anderson, J., Andreopoulos, C., Andrews, M. P., Andrianala, F., Andringa, S., Ankowski, A., Antonova, M., Antusch, S., … Zwaska, R. (2020). Neutrino interaction classification with a convolutional neural network in the dune far detector. Physical Review D, 102(9). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.102.092003