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New RL framework automates particle accelerator beamline control

Researchers have developed RL-ABC, an open-source Python framework that uses reinforcement learning to optimize particle accelerator beamlines. This framework translates standard beamline configurations into reinforcement learning environments, integrating with simulation codes like Elegant. It automatically preprocesses lattice files, constructs state representations from beam statistics, and offers a configurable reward function for transmission optimization. A Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient agent trained using RL-ABC achieved 70.3% particle transmission on a test beamline, matching established methods and demonstrating the framework's effectiveness and efficiency. AI

IMPACT This framework could accelerate research and optimization in particle physics by automating complex control problems.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Anwar Ibrahim, Fedor Ratnikov, Maxim Kaledin, Alexey Petrenko, Denis Derkach ·

    RL-ABC: Reinforcement Learning for Accelerator Beamline Control

    arXiv:2604.19146v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Particle accelerator beamline optimization is a high-dimensional control problem traditionally requiring significant expert intervention. We present RLABC (Reinforcement Learning for Accelerator Beamline Control), an open-source…