Characterizing Charged-Jet Performance in the EIC ePIC detector
Session Number
3
Advisor(s)
Dr Olga Evdokimov, University of Illinois Chicago
Location
B108
Discipline
Physical Science
Start Date
15-4-2026 2:15 PM
End Date
15-4-2026 3:00 PM
Abstract
The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a next-generation particle accelerator designed to investigate the internal structure of nucleons and nuclei through high-luminosity collisions of polarized electrons with protons and heavy ions. Achieving this goal requires a detector capable of precise tracking and accurate jet reconstruction. The ePIC detector is being developed by the EIC scientific community to provide high-resolution measurements of charged particles and jets across a broad kinematic range. In this study, we characterize the performance of charged-jet reconstruction in the ePIC detector using simulated EIC collision events analyzed with ROOT. Reconstructed charged jets are matched to their generated (truth-level) counterparts to evaluate reconstruction accuracy. By comparing these distributions, we assessed tracking-based jet measurements and quantified the detector’s ability to resolve jet properties, such as energy scale and angular resolution. These results provide insight into the performance of charged-jet reconstruction and contribute to the ongoing optimization of the ePIC detector.
Characterizing Charged-Jet Performance in the EIC ePIC detector
B108
The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a next-generation particle accelerator designed to investigate the internal structure of nucleons and nuclei through high-luminosity collisions of polarized electrons with protons and heavy ions. Achieving this goal requires a detector capable of precise tracking and accurate jet reconstruction. The ePIC detector is being developed by the EIC scientific community to provide high-resolution measurements of charged particles and jets across a broad kinematic range. In this study, we characterize the performance of charged-jet reconstruction in the ePIC detector using simulated EIC collision events analyzed with ROOT. Reconstructed charged jets are matched to their generated (truth-level) counterparts to evaluate reconstruction accuracy. By comparing these distributions, we assessed tracking-based jet measurements and quantified the detector’s ability to resolve jet properties, such as energy scale and angular resolution. These results provide insight into the performance of charged-jet reconstruction and contribute to the ongoing optimization of the ePIC detector.