A tagger for strange jets based on tracking information using long short-term memory

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An algorithm for the identification of jets that originate from the hadronisation of strange quarks is presented, which complements existing algorithms for the identification of jets that originate from $b$-quarks and $c$-quarks.

• The algorithm is based on the properties of tracks and uses long short-term memory recurrent neural networks to discriminate between jets from strange quarks and jets from down and up quarks.
• The performance of the algorithm is compared to a simple benchmark algorithm that uses the transverse-momentum fraction carried by a reconstructed $K_S \rightarrow \pi^+\pi^-$ decay.
• While the benchmark algorithm is limited to signal efficiencies smaller than 13%, the proposed algorithm is not limited in efficiency.