ReSyst: a novel technique to Reduce the Systematic uncertainty for precision measurementsWe are in an era of precision measurements at the Large Hadron Collider. The precision that can be achieved on some of those is limited however due to large systematic uncertainties. This paper…Petra Van Mulders·Sep 17, 2018SaveLearn
Statistical Models with Uncertain Error ParametersIn a statistical analysis in Particle Physics, nuisance parameters can be introduced to take into account various types of systematic uncertainties. The best estimate of such a parameter is often…Glen Cowan·Sep 15, 2018SaveLearn
Image registration and super resolution from first principlesImage registration is the inference of transformations relating noisy and distorted images. It is fundamental in computer vision, experimental physics, and medical imaging. Many algorithms and…Colin B. Clement, Matthew Bierbaum, James P. Sethna·Sep 14, 2018SaveLearn
On Micromechanical Parameter Identification With Integrated DIC and the Role of Accuracy in Kinematic Boundary ConditionsIntegrated Digital Image Correlation (IDIC) is nowadays a well established full-field experimental procedure for reliable and accurate identification of material parameters. It is based on the…O. Rokoš, J. P. M. Hoefnagels, R. H. J. Peerlings et al.·Sep 14, 2018SaveLearn
Effect of centrality bin width corrections on two-particle number and transverse momentum differential correlation functionsTwo-particle number and transverse momentum differential correlation functions are powerful tools for unveiling the detailed dynamics and particle production mechanisms involved in relativistic…Victor Gonzalez, Ana Marin, Pedro Ladron de Guevara et al.·Sep 12, 2018SaveLearn
Detection of time reversibility in time series by ordinal patterns analysisTime irreversibility is a common signature of nonlinear processes, and a fundamental property of non-equilibrium systems driven by non-conservative forces. A time series is said to be reversible if…Johann H. Martínez, José L. Herrera-Diestra, Mario Chavez·Sep 12, 2018SaveLearn
General Resolution Enhancement Method in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Using Deep LearningThis paper develops a resolution enhancement method for post-processing the images from Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). This method is based on deep learning neural networks in the AFM topography…Y. Liu, Q. M. Sun, Dr. W. H. Lu et al.·Sep 11, 2018SaveLearn
Extracting distribution parameters from multiple uncertain observations with selection biasesWe derive a Bayesian framework for incorporating selection effects into population analyses. We allow for both measurement uncertainty in individual measurements and, crucially, for selection biases…Ilya Mandel, Will M. Farr, Jonathan R. Gair·Sep 6, 2018SaveLearn
Harmonizing discovery thresholds and reporting two-sided confidence intervals: a modified Feldman & Cousins methodWhen searching for new physics effects, collaborations will often wish to publish upper limits and intervals with a lower confidence level than the threshold they would set to claim an excess or a…Knut Dundas Morå·Sep 6, 2018SaveLearn
Bayesian Modeling of Inconsistent Plastic Response due to Material VariabilityThe advent of fabrication techniques such as additive manufacturing has focused attention on the considerable variability of material response due to defects and other microstructural aspects. This…Francesco Rizzi, Mohammad Khalil, Reese E. Jones et al.·Aug 31, 2018SaveLearn
Density estimation on small datasetsHow might a smooth probability distribution be estimated, with accurately quantified uncertainty, from a limited amount of sampled data? Here we describe a field-theoretic approach that addresses…Wei-Chia Chen, Ammar Tareen, Justin B. Kinney·Aug 30, 2018SaveLearn
Linear classifier, least-squares cost function, and outliersA set of introductory notes on the subject of data classification using a linear classifier and least-squares cost function, and the negative effect of the presence of outliers on the decision…Babatunde M. Ayeni·Aug 28, 2018SaveLearn
Field Formulation of Parzen Data AnalysisThe Parzen window density is a well-known technique, associating Gaussian kernels with data points. It is a very useful tool in data exploration, with particular importance for clustering schemes and…D. Horn·Aug 27, 2018SaveLearn
Reducing model bias in a deep learning classifier using domain adversarial neural networks in the MINERvA experimentWe present a simulation-based study using deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) to identify neutrino interaction vertices in the MINERvA passive targets region, and illustrate the application of…G. N. Perdue, A. Ghosh, M. Wospakrik et al.·Aug 24, 2018SaveLearn
Integration with an Adaptive Harmonic Mean AlgorithmNumerically estimating the integral of functions in high dimensional spaces is a non-trivial task. A oft-encountered example is the calculation of the marginal likelihood in Bayesian inference, in a…Allen Caldwell, Philipp Eller, Vasyl Hafych et al.·Aug 24, 2018SaveLearn
Treatment of material radioassay measurements in projecting sensitivity for low-background experimentsBy analyzing sensitivity projections as a statisical estimation problem, we evaluated different ways of treating radioassay measurement results (values and upper limits) when projecting sensitivity…R. H. M. Tsang, I. J. Arnquist, E. W. Hoppe et al.·Aug 15, 2018SaveLearn
High-Performance Reconstruction of Microscopic Force Fields from Brownian TrajectoriesThe accurate measurement of microscopic force fields is crucial in many branches of science and technology, from biophotonics and mechanobiology to microscopy and optomechanics. These forces are…Laura Pérez García, Jaime Donlucas Pérez, Giorgio Volpe et al.·Aug 14, 2018SaveLearn
An iterative method to estimate the combinatorial backgroundThe reconstruction of broad resonances is important for understanding the dynamics of heavy ion collisions. However, large combinatorial background makes this objective very challenging. In this work…Georgy Kornakov, Tetyana Galatyuk·Aug 14, 2018SaveLearn
Optimal parameters for anomalous diffusion exponent estimation from noisy dataThe most common way of estimating the anomalous diffusion exponent from single-particle trajectories consists in a linear fitting of the dependence of the time averaged mean square displacement on…Yann Lanoiselée, Denis S. Grebenkov, Grzegorz Sikora et al.·Aug 1, 2018SaveLearn
Statistical Criticality arises in Most Informative RepresentationsWe show that statistical criticality, i.e. the occurrence of power law frequency distributions, arises in samples that are maximally informative about the underlying generating process. In order to…Ryan John Cubero, Junghyo Jo, Matteo Marsili et al.·Aug 1, 2018SaveLearn
End-to-End Physics Event Classification with CMS Open Data: Applying Image-Based Deep Learning to Detector Data for the Direct Classification of Collision Events at the LHCThis paper describes the construction of novel end-to-end image-based classifiers that directly leverage low-level simulated detector data to discriminate signal and background processes in pp…Michael Andrews, Manfred Paulini, Sergei Gleyzer et al.·Jul 31, 2018SaveLearn
Detector monitoring with artificial neural networks at the CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron ColliderReliable data quality monitoring is a key asset in delivering collision data suitable for physics analysis in any modern large-scale High Energy Physics experiment. This paper focuses on the use of…Adrian Alan Pol, Gianluca Cerminara, Cecile Germain et al.·Jul 27, 2018SaveLearn
Non-Gaussian power grid frequency fluctuations characterized by L\'evy-stable laws and superstatisticsMultiple types of fluctuations impact the collective dynamics of power grids and thus challenge their robust operation. Fluctuations result from processes as different as dynamically changing…Benjamin Schäfer, Christian Beck, Kazuyuki Aihara et al.·Jul 23, 2018SaveLearn
Application of the Iterated Weighted Least-Squares Fit to counting experimentsLeast-squares fits are an important tool in many data analysis applications. In this paper, we review theoretical results, which are relevant for their application to data from counting experiments.…Hans Dembinski, Michael Schmelling, Roland Waldi·Jul 20, 2018SaveLearn
Scaling in the eigenvalue fluctuations of the empirical correlation matricesThe spectra of empirical correlation matrices, constructed from multivariate data, are widely used in many areas of sciences, engineering and social sciences as a tool to understand the information…Udaysinh T. Bhosale, S. Harshini Tekur, M. S. Santhanam·Jul 20, 2018SaveLearn