arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 14

Fast BIB simulation at a future Muon Collider with generative machine learning

The paper presents the first machine learning models for fast generation of beam‑induced background (BIB) in tracking detectors at a future Muon Collider. Two architectures are explored: a high‑fidelity tabular diffusion model and a faster circular spline flow model. Both produce BIB hits and tracks that closely match full simulation results, achieving over an order of magnitude speed‑up while requiring far less computational resources.

By Radha Mastandrea, Shiyu Peng, Benjamin Rosser, Matt LeBlanc
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 31

Comparing Classical and Quantum Machine Learning for Regression in High Energy Physics Collision Data

The paper systematically compares four classical machine learning models—SVM, ANN, CNN, and LSTM—with their quantum equivalents—QSVM, QNN, QCNN, and QLSTM—on simulated proton‑proton collision data from CERN Open Data. Classical models, especially CNN and LSTM, slightly outperform the quantum models under current hardware and dataset constraints, but quantum models achieve comparable accuracy with far fewer trainable parameters; for example, the QCNN matches a deep classical CNN using only four qubits and a depth‑three circuit. The study also shows that the regression task is non‑trivial for shallow polynomial fits, underscoring the relevance of the architectural comparison. whyItMatters":"The work provides a realistic benchmark of classical versus quantum machine learning performance on high‑energy physics data, highlighting parameter‑efficiency advantages of quantum models for near‑term devices."

By Tariq Mahmood, Zain ul Abidin, Itzel Luviano Soto, Alfredo Raya
arXiv AI
Sep 17

Learning Nuclear Structure with AI: Radii and Collectivity

The paper presents NuCLR, a multi-task neural network that learns nuclear data representations to predict charge radii and electric‑quadrupole transition strengths across hundreds of nuclides. Using held‑out ensembles, the model achieves a charge‑radius RMS deviation of 0.0147 fm and a B(E2) RMS deviation of 0.192 e²b², comparable to leading nuclear models. The authors provide error bars indicating where additional experimental data could improve predictions, positioning NuCLR as a data‑driven surveyor of nuclear structure.

By Giuliano Giacalone, Sokratis Trifinopoulos, Mike Williams