Published September 1, 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

High-statistics and GPU Accelerated Data Analysis

  • 1. Penn State University, Dept. of Physics, 104 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802 (United States)

Description

We present methods to perform high statistics data analyses to investigate fundamental neutrino properties in large volume neutrino detectors, fast and with modest computational resources. The introduced measures are threefold: speeding up computations using graphics processors, evaluating the underlying physics processes on a grid instead of treating every event individually and lastly applying smoothing methods to quantities obtained from Monte Carlo simulations. We show that with our method we can get reliable analysis results using significantly less simulation than what is usually needed, and that the timing to run an analysis with our method is independent of sample size. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1085/4/042033

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
1085
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
[6 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
18. International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research
Dates
21-25 Aug 2017
Place
Seattle, WA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53023768
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRINO DETECTORS; NEUTRINOS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; DATA PROCESSING; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PROCESSING; RADIATION DETECTORS; SIMULATION

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