ADFilter -- A Web Tool for New Physics Searches With Autoencoder-Based Anomaly Detection Using Deep Unsupervised Neural Networks

Abstract

A web-based tool called ADFilter was developed to process collision events using autoencoders based on a deep unsupervised neural network. The autoencoders are trained on a small fraction of either collision data or Standard Model Monte Carlo simulations. The tool calculates loss distributions for input events, helping to determine the degree to which the events can be considered anomalous. It also calculates two-body invariant masses both before and after the autoencoders, as well as cross sections. Real-life examples are provided to demonstrate how the tool can be used to reinterpret existing LHC results with the goal of significantly improving exclusion limits.

23 pages, 5 figures

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