The Pandora multi-algorithm approach to automated pattern recognition of cosmic-ray muon and neutrino events in the MicroBooNE detector

R. Acciarri; C. Adams; R. An; J. Anthony; J. Asaadi; M. Auger; L. Bagby; S. Balasubramanian; B. Baller; C. Barnes; G. Barr; M. Bass; F. Bay; M. Bishai; A. Blake; T. Bolton; L. Camilleri; D. Caratelli; B. Carls; R. Castillo Fernandez; F. Cavanna; H. Chen; E. Church; D. Cianci; E. Cohen; G. H. Collin; J. M. Conrad; M. Convery; J. I. Crespo-Anadón; M. Del Tutto; D. Devitt; S. Dytman; B. Eberly; A. Ereditato; L. Escudero Sanchez; J. Esquivel; A. A. Fadeeva; B. T. Fleming; W. Foreman; A. P. Furmanski; D. Garcia-Gamez; G. T. Garvey; V. Genty; D. Goeldi; S. Gollapinni; N. Graf; E. Gramellini; H. Greenlee; R. Grosso; R. Guenette; A. Hackenburg; P. Hamilton; O. Hen; J. Hewes; C. Hill; J. Ho; G. Horton-Smith; A. Hourlier; E. C. Huang; C. James; J. Jan de Vries; C. M. Jen; L. Jiang; R. A. Johnson; J. Joshi; H. Jostlein; D. Kaleko; G. Karagiorgi; W. Ketchum; B. Kirby; M. Kirby; T. Kobilarcik; I. Kreslo; A. Laube; Y. Li; A. Lister; B. R. Littlejohn; S. Lockwitz; D. Lorca; W. C. Louis; M. Luethi; B. Lundberg; X. Luo; A. Marchionni; C. Mariani; J. Marshall; D. A. Martinez Caicedo; V. Meddage; T. Miceli; G. B. Mills; J. Moon; M. Mooney; C. D. Moore; J. Mousseau; R. Murrells; D. Naples; P. Nienaber; J. Nowak; O. Palamara; V. Paolone; V. Papavassiliou; S. F. Pate; Z. Pavlovic; E. Piasetzky; D. Porzio; G. Pulliam; X. Qian; J. L. Raaf; A. Rafique; L. Rochester; C. Rudolf von Rohr; B. Russell; D. W. Schmitz; A. Schukraft; W. Seligman; M. H. Shaevitz; J. Sinclair; A. Smith; E. L. Snider; M. Soderberg; S. Söldner-Rembold; S. R. Soleti; P. Spentzouris; J. Spitz; J. St. John; T. Strauss; A. M. Szelc; N. Tagg; K. Terao; M. Thomson; M. Toups; Y. T. Tsai; S. Tufanli; T. Usher; W. Vandepontseele; R. G. Vandewater; B. Viren; M. Weber; D. A. Wickremasinghe; S. Wolbers; T. Wongjirad; K. Woodruff; T. Yang; L. Yates; G. P. Zeller; J. Zennamo; C. Zhang

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The Pandora multi-algorithm approach to automated pattern recognition of cosmic-ray muon and neutrino events in the MicroBooNE detector

R. Acciarri, C. Adams, R. An, J. Anthony, J. Asaadi, M. Auger, L. Bagby, S. Balasubramanian, B. Baller, C. Barnes, G. Barr, M. Bass, F. Bay, M. Bishai, A. Blake, T. Bolton, L. Camilleri, D. Caratelli, B. Carls, R. Castillo FernandezF. Cavanna, H. Chen, E. Church, D. Cianci, E. Cohen, G. H. Collin, J. M. Conrad, M. Convery, J. I. Crespo-Anadón, M. Del Tutto, D. Devitt, S. Dytman, B. Eberly, A. Ereditato, L. Escudero Sanchez, J. Esquivel, A. A. Fadeeva, B. T. Fleming, W. Foreman, A. P. Furmanski, D. Garcia-Gamez, G. T. Garvey, V. Genty, D. Goeldi, S. Gollapinni, N. Graf, E. Gramellini, H. Greenlee, R. Grosso, R. Guenette, A. Hackenburg, P. Hamilton, O. Hen, J. Hewes, C. Hill, J. Ho, G. Horton-Smith, A. Hourlier, E. C. Huang, C. James, J. Jan de Vries, C. M. Jen, L. Jiang, R. A. Johnson, J. Joshi, H. Jostlein, D. Kaleko, G. Karagiorgi, W. Ketchum, B. Kirby, M. Kirby, T. Kobilarcik, I. Kreslo, A. Laube, Y. Li, A. Lister, B. R. Littlejohn, S. Lockwitz, D. Lorca, W. C. Louis, M. Luethi, B. Lundberg, X. Luo, A. Marchionni, C. Mariani, J. Marshall^*, D. A. Martinez Caicedo, V. Meddage, T. Miceli, G. B. Mills, J. Moon, M. Mooney, C. D. Moore, J. Mousseau, R. Murrells, D. Naples, P. Nienaber, J. Nowak, O. Palamara, V. Paolone, V. Papavassiliou, S. F. Pate, Z. Pavlovic, E. Piasetzky, D. Porzio, G. Pulliam, X. Qian, J. L. Raaf, A. Rafique, L. Rochester, C. Rudolf von Rohr, B. Russell, D. W. Schmitz, A. Schukraft, W. Seligman, M. H. Shaevitz, J. Sinclair, A. Smith, E. L. Snider, M. Soderberg, S. Söldner-Rembold, S. R. Soleti, P. Spentzouris, J. Spitz, J. St. John, T. Strauss, A. M. Szelc, N. Tagg, K. Terao, M. Thomson, M. Toups, Y. T. Tsai, S. Tufanli, T. Usher, W. Vandepontseele, R. G. Vandewater, B. Viren, M. Weber, D. A. Wickremasinghe, S. Wolbers, T. Wongjirad, K. Woodruff, T. Yang, L. Yates, G. P. Zeller, J. Zennamo, C. Zhang

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The development and operation of liquid-argon time-projection chambers for neutrino physics has created a need for new approaches to pattern recognition in order to fully exploit the imaging capabilities offered by this technology. Whereas the human brain can excel at identifying features in the recorded events, it is a significant challenge to develop an automated, algorithmic solution. The Pandora Software Development Kit provides functionality to aid the design and implementation of pattern-recognition algorithms. It promotes the use of a multi-algorithm approach to pattern recognition, in which individual algorithms each address a specific task in a particular topology. Many tens of algorithms then carefully build up a picture of the event and, together, provide a robust automated pattern-recognition solution. This paper describes details of the chain of over one hundred Pandora algorithms and tools used to reconstruct cosmic-ray muon and neutrino events in the MicroBooNE detector. Metrics that assess the current pattern-recognition performance are presented for simulated MicroBooNE events, using a selection of final-state event topologies.

Original language	English
Article number	82
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	78
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5481-6
State	Published - 1 Jan 2018

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High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
High Energy Physics
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
U.S. Department of Energy
Science and Technology Facilities Council of the United Kingdom
Office of Science
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Royal Society
Nuclear Physics
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National Science Foundation	1352106, 1555090, 1608427, 1707971
H2020 Research Infrastructures	654168
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia	Incentivo/SAU/LA0001/2013
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC	DE-AC02-07CH11359

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Acciarri, R., Adams, C., An, R., Anthony, J., Asaadi, J., Auger, M., Bagby, L., Balasubramanian, S., Baller, B., Barnes, C., Barr, G., Bass, M., Bay, F., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bolton, T., Camilleri, L., Caratelli, D., Carls, B., ... Zhang, C. (2018). The Pandora multi-algorithm approach to automated pattern recognition of cosmic-ray muon and neutrino events in the MicroBooNE detector. European Physical Journal C, 78(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5481-6

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AU - Auger, M.

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AU - Balasubramanian, S.

AU - Baller, B.

AU - Barnes, C.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Bass, M.

AU - Bay, F.

AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Blake, A.

AU - Bolton, T.

AU - Camilleri, L.

AU - Caratelli, D.

AU - Carls, B.

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AU - Cavanna, F.

AU - Chen, H.

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AU - Cianci, D.

AU - Cohen, E.

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AU - Escudero Sanchez, L.

AU - Esquivel, J.

AU - Fadeeva, A. A.

AU - Fleming, B. T.

AU - Foreman, W.

AU - Furmanski, A. P.

AU - Garcia-Gamez, D.

AU - Garvey, G. T.

AU - Genty, V.

AU - Goeldi, D.

AU - Gollapinni, S.

AU - Graf, N.

AU - Gramellini, E.

AU - Greenlee, H.

AU - Grosso, R.

AU - Guenette, R.

AU - Hackenburg, A.

AU - Hamilton, P.

AU - Hen, O.

AU - Hewes, J.

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AU - Li, Y.

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AU - Mariani, C.

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AU - Moon, J.

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AU - Spitz, J.

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