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Transformer-Based Approach to Enhance Positron Tracking Performance in MEG II

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2025-12-23 v1 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability Instrumentation and Detectors

Abstract

We developed a Transformer-based pattern recognition method for positron track reconstruction in the MEG II experiment. The model acts as a classifier to remove pileup hits in the MEG II drift chamber, which operates under a high pileup occupancy of 35 - 50 %. The trained model significantly improved hit purity, leading to enhancements in tracking efficiency and resolution by 15 % and 5 %, respectively, at a muon stopping rate of 5×107μ5\times 10^7 \mu/sec. This improvement translates into an approximately 10 % increase in the sensitivity of the μeγ\mu\to e\gamma branching ratio measurement.

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@article{arxiv.2512.19482,
  title  = {Transformer-Based Approach to Enhance Positron Tracking Performance in MEG II},
  author = {Lapo Dispoto and Fedor Ignatov and Atsushi Oya and Yusuke Uchiyama and Antoine Venturini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.19482},
  year   = {2025}
}