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Spectral clustering for jet physics

Spectral clustering for jet physics
Spectral clustering for jet physics
We present a new approach to jet definition alternative to clustering methods, such as the anti-kT scheme, that exploit kinematic data directly. Instead the newmethod uses kinematic information to represent the particles in a multidimensional space, as in spectral clustering. After confirming its Infra-Red (IR) safety, we compare its performance in analysing gg → H125 GeV → H40 GeVH40 GeV → b¯bb¯b, gg → H500 GeV → H125 GeVH125 GeV → b¯bb¯b and gg, qq¯ → tt¯ → b¯bW+W− → b¯bjjlνl events from Monte Carlo (MC) samples, specifically, in reconstructing the relevant final states, to that of the anti-kT algorithm. Finally, we show that the results for spectral clustering are obtained without any change in the parameter settings of the algorithm, unlike the anti-kT case, which requires the cone size to be adjusted to the physics process under study.
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Cerro, Giorgio
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Dasmahapatra, Srinandan
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Day-Hall, Henry A.
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Ford, Billy
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Moretti, Stefano
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Cerro, Giorgio
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Dasmahapatra, Srinandan
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Day-Hall, Henry A.
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Ford, Billy
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Moretti, Stefano
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Shepherd-Themistocleous, Claire H.
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Cerro, Giorgio, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Day-Hall, Henry A., Ford, Billy, Moretti, Stefano and Shepherd-Themistocleous, Claire H. (2022) Spectral clustering for jet physics. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022, [165]. (doi:10.1007/JHEP02(2022)165).

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We present a new approach to jet definition alternative to clustering methods, such as the anti-kT scheme, that exploit kinematic data directly. Instead the newmethod uses kinematic information to represent the particles in a multidimensional space, as in spectral clustering. After confirming its Infra-Red (IR) safety, we compare its performance in analysing gg → H125 GeV → H40 GeVH40 GeV → b¯bb¯b, gg → H500 GeV → H125 GeVH125 GeV → b¯bb¯b and gg, qq¯ → tt¯ → b¯bW+W− → b¯bjjlνl events from Monte Carlo (MC) samples, specifically, in reconstructing the relevant final states, to that of the anti-kT algorithm. Finally, we show that the results for spectral clustering are obtained without any change in the parameter settings of the algorithm, unlike the anti-kT case, which requires the cone size to be adjusted to the physics process under study.

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Accepted/In Press date: 6 February 2022
Published date: 21 February 2022

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Local EPrints ID: 501850
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/501850
ISSN: 1126-6708
PURE UUID: 244bd968-3004-4b60-acde-e9018d306a79
ORCID for Srinandan Dasmahapatra: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-5315
ORCID for Stefano Moretti: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-7246

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Date deposited: 11 Jun 2025 16:45
Last modified: 22 Aug 2025 01:51

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Author: Giorgio Cerro
Author: Srinandan Dasmahapatra ORCID iD
Author: Henry A. Day-Hall
Author: Billy Ford
Author: Stefano Moretti ORCID iD
Author: Claire H. Shepherd-Themistocleous

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