The evaluation of plaque assays is a crucial step when studying viruses, as they are used to determine viral reproduction. This is done via a dilution series of the virus, which is applied to gel plates containing a confluent layer of host cells. Infected cells are killed by the virus and the number of empty patches ("plaques") will therefore indicate the viral load of the original...
In a wide range of high-energy particle physics analyses, machine learning methods have proven as powerful tools to enhance analysis sensitivity.
In the past years, various machine learning applications were also integrated in central CMS workflows, leading to great improvements in reconstruction and object identification efficiencies.
However, the continuation of successful deployments...
We introduce a method for efficiently generating jets in the
field of High Energy Physics. Our model is designed to generate ten different
types of jets, expanding the versatility of jet generation techniques. Beyond
the kinematic features of the jet constituents, our model also excels in
generating informative features that provide insight into the types of jet
constituents, such as...
Research on the application of small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) method, using x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) images, utilizes normalizing flows for the inversion of experimental X-ray scattering images. One of the main challenges lies in the inversion of such experimental scattering images, which contain various artifacts such as parasitic scattering, slit scattering, beamstop, and...
Large-scale scientific facilities like European XFEL are complex and include multiple subsystems that work in coordination to generate high-quality scientific output. Any fault within such a subsystem can result into downtime for the entire facility, with a significant impact in the scientific output. It is therefore, fundamental to detect problems or unexpected behaviour in components well in...
