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EPJ Web of Conf.
Volume 295, 2024
26th International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP 2023)
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Article Number | 09019 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202429509019 | |
Published online | 06 May 2024 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202429509019
Fast muon simulation in the JUNO experiment with neural networks
Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
* e-mail: fangwx@ihep.ac.cn
Published online: 6 May 2024
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) experiment is set to begin data taking in 2024 with the aim of determining the neutrino mass ordering (NMO) to a significance of 3 σ after 6 years of data taking. Achieving this goal requires effective background suppression, with the background induced by cosmic-ray muons being one of the most significant sources of interference in the NMO study. Accurately simulating the cosmic-ray muon background is crucial for the success of the experiment, but the sheer number of optical photons produced by the muon makes this detector simulation process extremely time-consuming using traditional methods such as Geant4. This paper presents a fast muon simulation method that employs neural networks to expedite the simulation process. Our approach achieves an order-of-magnitude speed-up in simulation time compared to Geant4, while still producing accurate results.
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