Abstract
We propose a data-directed paradigm (DDP) to search for new physics. Focusing on the data without using simulations, exclusive selections which exhibit significant deviations from known properties of the standard model can be identified efficiently and marked for further study. Different properties can be exploited with the DDP. Here, the paradigm is demonstrated by combining the promising potential of neural networks (NN) with the common bump-hunting approach. Using the NN, the resource-consuming tasks of background and systematic uncertainty estimation are avoided, allowing rapid testing of many final states with only a minor degradation in the sensitivity to bumps relative to standard analysis methods.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 265 |
Journal | European Physical Journal C |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022, The Author(s).
Funding
This work was supported by Grant no. 2871/19 from the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF), Grant no. I-1506-303.7/2019 from the German Israeli Foundation (GIF) and by the Sir Charles Clore Prize.
Funders | Funder number |
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German Israeli Foundation | |
Sir Charles Clore Prize | |
United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation | 2871/19 |
German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development | |
Israel Science Foundation | I-1506-303.7/2019 |