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Electron/Pion Identification with ALICE TRD Prototypes using a Neural Network Algorithm

Instrumentation and Detectors 2012-08-27 v1

Abstract

We study the electron/pion identification performance of the ALICE Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) prototypes using a neural network (NN) algorithm. Measurements were carried out for particle momenta from 2 to 6 GeV/c. An improvement in pion rejection by about a factor of 3 is obtained with NN compared to standard likelihood methods.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0506202,
  title  = {Electron/Pion Identification with ALICE TRD Prototypes using a Neural Network Algorithm},
  author = {ALICE TRD Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0506202},
  year   = {2012}
}

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13 pages, 9 Figures