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新数据分析方法在BESⅢ实验的应用

New data analysis methods at the Beijing Spectrometer Ⅲ

  • 摘要: 自1974年发现J/ψ粒子至今半个世纪以来,伴随着加速器技术和探测器技术的发展,高能物理实验收集的数据在数量和复杂度上都有多个量级的提升。如今北京谱仪Ⅲ实验收集的J/ψ粒子超过1010个,比当年丁肇中发现J粒子的实验统计量提高了8个数量级,实验数据的分析方法在先进计算技术和算法的加持下也经历了重大变革。从传统的统计方法到决策树和深度学习,研究人员不断探索更高效的方式从海量数据中快速、精确地提取物理信息。在北京谱仪Ⅲ实验中,多个多变量分析和机器学习模型被用于探测器模拟、径迹重建、粒子鉴别和事例挑选等,显著提高了实验灵敏度和效率。近几年大语言模型展现出的强大的文本和代码生成能力,为自动化、智能化数据分析提供了可能。基于这一理念,研究人员开发了“赛博士”(Dr.SAI)智能体系统,用于提升高能物理实验数据的分析效率和获取物理结果的速度,这种变革将对高能物理的研究带来深刻的影响,并有可能引起科研范式的改变。

     

    Abstract: Since the discovery of the J/ψ particle in 1974, the past half-century has witnessed remarkable advancements in accelerator and detector technology, leading to a many orders-of-magnitude increase in both the volume and complexity of data collected in high-energy physics experiments. Today, experiments at the Beijing Spectrometer Ⅲ (BESⅢ) have accumulated more than 10 billion J/ψ events, marking an 8 orders-of-magnitude improvement in statistics compared with the original J/ψ discovery by Samuel C. C. Ting. Concurrently, the methodologies for analyzing experimental data have undergone significant evolution, driven by breakthroughs in computational technologies and algorithms. From traditional statistical methods to boosted decision trees and deep learning, researchers have continuously explored more efficient ways to rapidly and accurately extract physical information from the large datasets. Within the BES Ⅲ experiment, advanced multivariate analysis and machine learning models have been employed for detector simulation, charged track reconstruction, particle identification, and event selection, significantly enhancing experimental sensitivity and efficiency. In recent years, the emergence of large language models with their powerful text and code generation capabilities has opened new possibilities for automated physics analysis. Inspired by this, researchers have developed the AI agent“Dr. SAI”to accelerate the extraction of physical results in high-energy physics experiments. This approach is expected to make a substantial impact on high-energy physics research and may potentially usher in a transformative paradigm shift in scientific discovery.

     

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