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Horizontal muon track identification with neural networks in HAWC

  • and the HAWC Collaboration
    ,
  • J. R. Angeles Camacho(corresponding author)(Author)
    ,
  • H. León Vargas(Author)
    ,
  • A. U. Abeysekara(Author)
    ,
  • A. Albert(Author)
    ,
  • R. Alfaro(Author)
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Instituto de Física
    ,
  • University of Utah
    ,
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    ,
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    ,
  • Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas
    ,
  • Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo
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Abstract

Nowadays the implementation of artificial neural networks in high-energy physics has obtained excellent results on improving signal detection. In this work we propose to use neural networks (NNs) for event discrimination in HAWC. This observatory is a water Cherenkov gamma-ray detector that in recent years has implemented algorithms to identify horizontal muon tracks. However, these algorithms are not very efficient. In this work we describe the implementation of three NNs: two based on image classification and one based on object detection. Using these algorithms we obtain an increase in the number of identified tracks. The results of this study could be used in the future to improve the performance of the Earth-skimming technique for the indirect measurement of neutrinos with HAWC.

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Research Output:
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
Conference contribution

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 18/03/2022

Publication status

Published - 18/03/2022

Volume

395

Publication series

  • Publisher name: Sissa Medialab Srl
    Publication series name: Proceedings of Science

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 85145007955

Host publication title

Horizontal muon track identification with neural networks in HAWC

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Related Event

Title

37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021

Event type

Conference

Date

12/07/2021 - 23/07/2021

Location

Virtual, BerlinGermany

Funding Details

We acknowledge the support from: the US National Science Foundation (NSF); the US Department of Energy Office of High-Energy Physics; the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program of Los Alamos National Laboratory; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT), México, grants 271051, 232656, 260378, 179588, 254964, 258865, 243290, 132197, A1-S-46288, A1-S-22784, cátedras 873, 1563, 341, 323, Red HAWC, México; DGAPA-UNAM grants IG101320, IN111716-3, IN111419, IA102019, IN110621, IN110521; VIEP-BUAP; PIFI 2012, 2013, PROFOCIE 2014, 2015; the University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; the Institute of Geophysics, Planetary Physics, and Signatures at Los Alamos National Laboratory; Polish Science Centre grant, DEC-2017/27/B/ST9/02272; Coordinación de la Investigación Científica de la Universidad Michoacana; Royal Society - Newton Advanced Fellowship 180385; Generalitat Valenciana, grant CIDEGENT/2018/034; Chulalongkorn University’s CUniverse (CUAASC) grant; Coordinación General Académica e Innovación (CGAI-UdeG), PRODEP-SEP UDG-CA-499; Institute of Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), University of Tokyo, H.F. acknowledges support by NASA under award number 80GSFC21M0002. We also acknowledge the significant contributions over many years of Stefan Westerhoff, Gaurang Yodh and Arnulfo Zepeda Dominguez, all deceased members of the HAWC collaboration. Thanks to Scott Delay, Luciano Díaz and Eduardo Murrieta for technical support. IN111419, IA102019, IN110621, IN110521; VIEP-BUAP; PIFI 2012, 2013, PROFOCIE 2014, 2015; the University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; the Institute of Geophysics, Planetary Physics, and Signatures at Los Alamos National Laboratory; Polish Science Centre grant, DEC-2017/27/B/ST9/02272; Coordinación de la Investigación Científica de la Universidad Michoacana; Royal Society - Newton Advanced Fellowship 180385; Generalitat Valenciana, grant CIDEGENT/2018/034; Chulalongkorn University’s the US National Science Foundation (NSF); the US Department of Energy Office of High- We acknowledge the support from: Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT), México, grants 271051, 232656, 260378, 179588, 254964, 258865, 243290, 132197,
FundersFunding numbers
CUAASC
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Chulalongkorn University's CUniverse
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Coordinación General Académica e Innovación
PRODEP-SEP UDG-CA-499
Coordinación de la Investigación Científica de la Universidad Michoacana
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Institute of Geophysics
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Planetary Physics
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Polish Science Centre
DEC-2017/27/B/ST9/02272
US Department of Energy Office of High
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US Department of Energy Office of High-Energy Physics
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University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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VIEP-BUAP
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NSF
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NASA
80GSFC21M0002
NASA
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LDRD
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LANL
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Royal Society
180385
Royal Society
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CU
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CONACYT
271051, 254964, 258865, 260378, 132197, 179588, 232656, 243290
CONACYT
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GVA
CIDEGENT/2018/034
GVA
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University of Tokyo
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DGAPA, UNAM
IN111419, IN110621, IA102019, IN110521
DGAPA, UNAM
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