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One of the goals of current particle physics research is to obtain evidence for new physics, that is, physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM), at accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The searches for new physics are…

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In this work we explore the application of deep neural networks to the optimization of atomic layer deposition processes based on thickness values obtained at different points of an ALD reactor. We introduce a dataset designed to train…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-19 Angel Yanguas-Gil , Jeffrey W. Elam

Neural network potentials (NNPs) combine the computational efficiency of classical interatomic potentials with the high accuracy and flexibility of the ab initio methods used to create the training set, but can also result in unphysical…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-01-24 Leonid Kahle , Federico Zipoli

In the event of a nuclear accident, or the detonation of a radiological dispersal device, quickly locating the source of the accident or blast is important for emergency response and environmental decontamination. At a specified time after…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-26 Christopher Edwards , Ralph C Smith

We present a data-driven analysis of dipole strength functions across the nuclear chart, employing an artificial neural network to model and predict nuclear dipole responses. We train the network on a dataset of experimentally measured…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-12-05 Weiguang Jiang , Tim Egert , Sonia Bacca , Francesca Bonaiti , Peter von Neumann Cosel

Twelve physics-informed machine learning models have been trained to model binding energy residuals. Our approach begins with determining the difference between measured experimental binding energies and three different mass models. Then…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-03-12 Ian Bentley , James Tedder , Marwan Gebran , Ayan Paul

We build and train the artificial neural network model (ANN) based on the experimental $\alpha$-decay energy ($Q_{\alpha}$) data. Besides decays between the ground states of parent and daughter nuclei, decays from the ground state of parent…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-04-12 Hong-Qiang You , Zheng-Zhe Qu , Ren-Hang Wu , Hao-Ze Su , Xiao-Tao He

We introduce a new method, called CNNAS (convolutional neural networks for atomistic systems), for calculating the total energy of atomic systems which rivals the computational cost of empirical potentials while maintaining the accuracy of…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-03-21 Kevin Ryczko , Kyle Mills , Iryna Luchak , Christa Homenick , Isaac Tamblyn

Nuclear masses play a central role in nuclear astrophysics, significantly impacting the origin of the elements and observables used to constrain ultradense matter. A variety of techniques are available to meet this need, varying in their…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2020-10-26 Zach Meisel

To improve predictive models for STEM applications, supplemental physics-based features computed from input parameters are introduced into single and multiple layers of a deep neural network (DNN). While many studies focus on informing DNNs…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2024-09-02 Nicholus R. Clinkinbeard , Nicole N. Hashemi

Neural network ensembles, such as Bayesian neural networks (BNNs), have shown success in the areas of uncertainty estimation and robustness. However, a crucial challenge prohibits their use in practice. BNNs require a large number of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-07-15 Namuk Park , Songkuk Kim

The equation of state of neutron-rich nuclear matter is of interest to both nuclear physics and astrophysics. We have demonstrated the consistency between laboratory and astrophysical nuclear matter in neutron stars by considering…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-10-06 Zhenyu Zhu , Ang Li , Jinniu Hu , Hong Shen

Understanding the uncertainty of a neural network's (NN) predictions is essential for many purposes. The Bayesian framework provides a principled approach to this, however applying it to NNs is challenging due to large numbers of parameters…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-02-27 Tim Pearce , Felix Leibfried , Alexandra Brintrup , Mohamed Zaki , Andy Neely

Bayesian Neural Networks (BNN) have recently emerged in the Deep Learning world for dealing with uncertainty estimation in classification tasks, and are used in many application domains such as astrophysics, autonomous driving...BNN assume…

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Atomic masses are a foundational quantity in our understanding of nuclear structure, astrophysics and fundamental symmetries. The long-standing goal of creating a predictive global model for the binding energy of a nucleus remains a…

We have performed for the first time a comprehensive study of the sensitivity of $r$-process nucleosynthesis to individual nuclear masses across the chart of nuclides. Using the latest version (2012) of the Finite-Range Droplet Model, we…

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We analyze the ability of the three different Liquid Drop Mass (LDM) formulas to describe nuclear masses for nuclei in various deformation regions. Separating the 2149 measured nuclear species in eight sets with similar quadrupole…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-05-30 Cesar Barbero , Jorge G. Hirsch , Alejandro Mariano

In an era increasingly focused on green computing and explainable AI, revisiting traditional approaches in theoretical and phenomenological particle physics is paramount. This project evaluates various machine learning (ML)…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-04-30 Vasileios Vatellis

Nuclear masses play a crucial role in both nuclear physics and astrophysics, driving sustained efforts toward their precise experimental determination and reliable theoretical prediction. In this work, we compile the newly measured masses…

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