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Modeling masses with an artificial neural network

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Abstract

We present a new model of masses based on an artificial neural network. Using a randomized fraction (~20%) of the Atomic Mass Evaluation we predict ~80% of measured masses to with an accuracy of approximately 300 keV. We employ a Mixture Density Network to produce probabilistic output. Thus our methodology also provides confidence intervals for each prediction. Addition of a physical constraint, here the Garvey-Kelson relations, greatly improves the predictive capabilities of this modeling.

Presenters

  • Matthew R Mumpower

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, LANL

Authors

  • Matthew R Mumpower

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, LANL

  • Trevor M Sprouse

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Amy Lovell

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Arvind Mohan

    Los Alamos National Laboratory