Implementation of the Random Forest method for the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC

J. Albert; E. Aliu; H. Anderhub; P. Antoranz; A. Armada; M. Asensio; C. Baixeras; J. A. Barrio; H. Bartko; D. Bastieri; J. Becker; W. Bednarek; K. Berger; C. Bigongiari; A. Biland; R. K. Bock; P. Bordas; V. Bosch-Ramon; T. Bretz; I. Britvitch; M. Camara; E. Carmona; A. Chilingarian; S. Ciprini; J. A. Coarasa; S. Commichau; J. L. Contreras; J. Cortina; M. T. Costado; V. Curtef; V. Danielyan; F. Dazzi; A. De Angelis; C. Delgado; R. de los Reyes; B. De Lotto; E. Domingo-Santamaría; D. Dorner; M. Doro; M. Errando; M. Fagiolini; D. Ferenc; E. Fernández; R. Firpo; J. Flix; M. V. Fonseca; L. Font; M. Fuchs; N. Galante; R. J. García-López; M. Garczarczyk; M. Gaug; M. Giller; F. Goebel; D. Hakobyan; M. Hayashida; T. Hengstebeck; A. Herrero; D. Höhne; J. Hose; S. Huber; C. C. Hsu; P. Jacon; T. Jogler; R. Kosyra; D. Kranich; R. Kritzer; A. Laille; E. Lindfors; S. Lombardi; F. Longo; J. López; M. López; E. Lorenz; P. Majumdar; G. Maneva; K. Mannheim; M. Mariotti; M. Martínez; D. Mazin; C. Merck; M. Meucci; M. Meyer; J. M. Miranda; R. Mirzoyan; S. Mizobuchi; A. Moralejo; D. Nieto; K. Nilsson; J. Ninkovic; E. Oña-Wilhelmi; N. Otte; I. Oya; M. Panniello; R. Paoletti; J. M. Paredes; M. Pasanen; D. Pascoli; F. Pauss; R. Pegna; M. Persic; L. Peruzzo; A. Piccioli; N. Puchades; E. Prandini; A. Raymers; W. Rhode; M. Ribó; J. Rico; M. Rissi; A. Robert; S. Rügamer; A. Saggion; T. Y. Saito; A. Sánchez; P. Sartori; V. Scalzotto; V. Scapin; R. Schmitt; T. Schweizer; M. Shayduk; K. Shinozaki; S. N. Shore; N. Sidro; A. Sillanpää; D. Sobczynska; F. Spanier; A. Stamerra; L. S. Stark; L. Takalo; P. Temnikov; D. Tescaro; M. Teshima; D. F. Torres; N. Turini; H. Vankov; A. Venturini; V. Vitale; R. M. Wagner; T. Wibig; W. Wittek; F. Zandanel; R. Zanin; J. Zapatero

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.11.068

Implementation of the Random Forest method for the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC

J. Albert
, E. Aliu
, H. Anderhub
, P. Antoranz
, A. Armada
, M. Asensio
, C. Baixeras
, J. A. Barrio
, H. Bartko
, D. Bastieri
, J. Becker
, W. Bednarek
, K. Berger
, C. Bigongiari
, A. Biland
, R. K. Bock
, P. Bordas
, V. Bosch-Ramon
, T. Bretz
, I. Britvitch

M. Camara, E. Carmona, A. Chilingarian, S. Ciprini, J. A. Coarasa, S. Commichau, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, M. T. Costado, V. Curtef, V. Danielyan, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, C. Delgado, R. de los Reyes, B. De Lotto, E. Domingo-Santamaría, D. Dorner, M. Doro, M. Errando, M. Fagiolini, D. Ferenc, E. Fernández, R. Firpo, J. Flix, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, M. Fuchs, N. Galante, R. J. García-López, M. Garczarczyk, M. Gaug, M. Giller, F. Goebel, D. Hakobyan, M. Hayashida, T. Hengstebeck, A. Herrero, D. Höhne, J. Hose, S. Huber, C. C. Hsu, P. Jacon, T. Jogler, R. Kosyra, D. Kranich, R. Kritzer, A. Laille, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, F. Longo, J. López, M. López, E. Lorenz, P. Majumdar, G. Maneva, K. Mannheim, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, D. Mazin, C. Merck, M. Meucci, M. Meyer, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, S. Mizobuchi, A. Moralejo, D. Nieto, K. Nilsson, J. Ninkovic, E. Oña-Wilhelmi, N. Otte, I. Oya, M. Panniello, R. Paoletti, J. M. Paredes, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli, F. Pauss, R. Pegna, M. Persic, L. Peruzzo, A. Piccioli, N. Puchades, E. Prandini, A. Raymers, W. Rhode, M. Ribó, J. Rico, M. Rissi, A. Robert, S. Rügamer, A. Saggion, T. Y. Saito, A. Sánchez, P. Sartori, V. Scalzotto, V. Scapin, R. Schmitt, T. Schweizer, M. Shayduk, K. Shinozaki, S. N. Shore, N. Sidro, A. Sillanpää, D. Sobczynska, F. Spanier, A. Stamerra, L. S. Stark, L. Takalo, P. Temnikov, D. Tescaro, M. Teshima, D. F. Torres, N. Turini, H. Vankov, A. Venturini, V. Vitale, R. M. Wagner, T. Wibig, W. Wittek, F. Zandanel, R. Zanin, J. Zapatero

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The paper describes an application of the tree classification method Random Forest (RF), as used in the analysis of data from the ground-based gamma telescope MAGIC. In such telescopes, cosmic gamma-rays are observed and have to be discriminated against a dominating background of hadronic cosmic-ray particles. We describe the application of RF for this gamma/hadron separation. The RF method often shows superior performance in comparison with traditional semi-empirical techniques. Critical issues of the method and its implementation are discussed. An application of the RF method for estimation of a continuous parameter from related variables, rather than discrete classes, is also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	424-432
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	588
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.11.068
State	Published - Apr 11 2008

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Discrimination

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Albert, J., Aliu, E., Anderhub, H., Antoranz, P., Armada, A., Asensio, M., Baixeras, C., Barrio, J. A., Bartko, H., Bastieri, D., Becker, J., Bednarek, W., Berger, K., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Bock, R. K., Bordas, P., Bosch-Ramon, V., Bretz, T., ... Zapatero, J. (2008). Implementation of the Random Forest method for the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 588(3), 424-432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.11.068

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Implementation of the Random Forest method for the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC. / Albert, J.; Aliu, E.; Anderhub, H. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 588, No. 3, 11.04.2008, p. 424-432.

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Implementation of the Random Forest method for the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC

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