Another Approach to Track Reconstruction: Cluster Analysis

Autor: Ferenc Siklér
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Universe, Vol 5, Iss 5, p 105 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2218-1997
DOI: 10.3390/universe5050105
Popis: A novel combination of data analysis techniques is introduced for the reconstruction of primary charged particles and of daughters of photon conversions, created in high energy collisions. Instead of performing a classical trajectory building or an image transformation, efficient use of both local and global information is undertaken while keeping competing choices open. The measured hits in silicon-based tracking detectors are clustered with the help of a k-medians clustering. It proceeds by alternating between the hit-to-track assignment and the track-fit update steps, until convergence. The clustering is complemented with the possibility of adding new track hypotheses or removing unnecessary ones. A simplified model of a silicon tracker is employed to test the performance of the proposed method, showing good efficiency and purity characteristics.
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