May 25 – 29, 2026
Chulalongkorn University
Asia/Bangkok timezone

Measurement of Quantum Correlations in $Z \to \tau^+\tau^-$ at DELPHI Using Machine Learning

May 26, 2026, 4:51 PM
18m
MHMK 208

MHMK 208

Oral Presentation Track 9 - Analysis software and workflows Track 9 - Analysis software and workflows

Speaker

Ting-Hsiang Hsu (National Taiwan University (TW))

Description

Precision studies of $\tau^+\tau^-$ production in $e^+e^-$ collisions at LEP provide a clean environment for investigating spin correlations and quantum information observables. In the DELPHI experiment, the process $e^+e^- \to Z \to \tau^+\tau^-$ is well measured, but reconstruction of the $\tau^+\tau^-$ rest frame is challenged by the presence of multiple neutrinos in the final state. This limits the precision of spin-dependent measurements and quantum correlation studies.

We present a diffusion-based generative approach for reconstructing the $Z \to \tau^+\tau^-$ rest frame from detector-level inputs. The method performs conditional generation of neutrino momenta using visible objects and kinematic constraints, producing event-level kinematic hypotheses that can be used for further analysis. We demonstrate that this approach enhances the resolution of $\tau$-pair kinematics, enabling the accurate reconstruction of spin-sensitive observables. This work demonstrates a scalable strategy for multi-neutrino reconstruction at colliders and provides a computational foundation for quantum information studies using archived LEP data.

Authors

Cen Mo (Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)) Colby Joseph Lamore (University of Washington (US)) Jingyu Zhang (Vanderbilt University (US)) Liang Li (Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)) Shih-Chieh Hsu (University of Washington Seattle (US)) Ting-Hsiang Hsu (National Taiwan University (TW)) Yen-Jie Lee (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US)) Yi Chen (Vanderbilt University (US)) Yu Boxun (Peking University (CN)) Yulei Zhang (University of Washington (US))

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