用GPT模型加速粒子探测器仿真,速度超700事件/秒
GPT-Based Fast Simulation of CLAS12 Detector Hits via Conditional Autoregressive Generation

- 基于条件自回归生成,按层逐序列生成探测器击中数据
- 仿真结果准确复现能量沉积、空间分布与能动量响应特性
- 适合高亮度实验需求,显著提速传统模拟方法
现代粒子物理实验对快速、高保真探测器仿真需求日益增长,因探测器性能提升导致计算资源接近极限。本文提出一种GPT风格的自回归变换器作为杰斐逊实验室CLAS12实验中电磁量能器的快速替代模型。该模型以入射动量为条件,自回归生成九层量能器中的条纹、ADC和TDC token序列。结果表明,模型精准再现了击中多重性、空间分布、能量沉积及能动量响应特征。单张GPU上推理速率超过700事件/秒,相比基于Geant4的传统模拟实现显著加速,同时保持高亮度实验所需的物理保真度。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Modern particles physics experiments have demonstrated an increasing need for fast, high-fidelity detector simulation as detector components have improved and subsequent computational requirements approach the limits of available resources. Recently, deep generative models have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional Monte-Carlo methods, with recent works drawing inspiration from large language models (LLMs) and self-supervised next-token prediction methods. In this work, we present an application of a GPT-style autoregressive transformer as a fast surrogate model for the calorimeter inside the CLAS12 experiment at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The model is conditioned on incident momentum and generates realistic detector hits autoregressively across all nine calorimeter layers as sequences of strip, ADC, and TDC tokens. We demonstrate that the model faithfully reproduces hit multiplicity, spatial distributions, energy deposits, and the energy-momentum response of the electromagnetic calorimeter. The generator achieves inference rates exceeding 700 events per second on a single GPU, providing a substantial speedup over traditional Geant4-based simulations while maintaining physics fidelity essential for high-luminosity experimental programs.
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