Transformer networks for Heavy flavor jet tagging

Abstract

In this article, we review recent machine learning methods used in challenging particle identification of heavy-boosted particles at high-energy colliders. Our primary focus is on attention-based Transformer networks. We report the performance of state-of-the-art deep learning networks and further improvement coming from the modification of networks based on physics insights. Additionally, we discuss interpretable methods to understand network decision-making, which are crucial when employing highly complex and deep networks.

Comments: 12 pages, 4 figures and one table