Simulation study of muon localization based on the LSTM regression algorithm

Haifeng ZHANG; Siyuan LUO; Xiangman LIU; Lie HE; Wancheng XIAO; Longxiang YIN; Ke WANG; Yuchen ZOU; Yuchen LIU; Xiaodong WANG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.230485

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 2, 020202(2025)

Simulation study of muon localization based on the LSTM regression algorithm

Haifeng ZHANG^1,2, Siyuan LUO^1,2, Xiangman LIU^3,4,5, Lie HE^1,2, Wancheng XIAO^1,2, Longxiang YIN^1,2, Ke WANG^1,2, Yuchen ZOU^1,2, Yuchen LIU^1,2, and Xiaodong WANG^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

²Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Design and Safety, Ministry of Education, Hengyang 421001, China

³Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

⁴School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

⁵School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

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Category: ACCELERATOR, RAY TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS

Received: Dec. 19, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

The Author Email: WANG Xiaodong (WANGXiaodong)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.230485

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