The Analysis Description Language ecosystem: Latest developments and physics applications


Sekmen S., Ünel G., Prosper H. B., Fedyukovich G., Riley D., Şen B., ...More

42nd International Conference on High Energy Physics, ICHEP 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, 18 - 24 July 2024, vol.476, (Full Text) identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 476
  • City: Prague
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present latest developments in Analysis Description Language (ADL), a declarative domain-specific language describing the physics algorithm of a HEP data analysis decoupled from software frameworks. Analyses written in ADL can be integrated into any framework for various tasks. ADL is a multipurpose construct with uses ranging from analysis design to preservation, reinterpretation, queries, visualisation, combination, etc. The most advanced infrastructure to execute ADL on events is the CutLang runtime interpreter. Recent technical developments include an automated interface with different data types, generation of the abstract syntax tree, a visualization tool that that auto-converts analysis flows to graphs, incorporation of trained machine learning models and a Jupyter-based plotting tool. We also report physics implications including a large scale LHC analysis implementation and validation effort for beyond the standard model reinterpretation purposes and studies with ATLAS and CMS open data.