Gamma/hadron segregation using random forest method for ground based gamma ray telescope TACTIC
Mradul Sharma1, M. K. Koul1, S. Bose2, J. Nayak2, N. Bhatt1, S. Bhattacharrya1, A. Mitra1 and R. Koul1
1Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
2Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
E-mail: mradul@barc.gov.in

Abstract. Statistical techniques are quite frequently used in the data analysis of present day high-energy and astrophysics experiments. Generally these methods are employed because of the lack of knowledge about the mathematical dependence of the parameter of interest on the relevant measured variables. A tree-based classification method ``Random Forest'' has been employed to segregate Gamma-ray and hadron initiated atmospheric Cherenkov events detected by ground based gamma-ray telescopes. The basic concepts of Random Forest method and its application for TACTIC telescope will be discussed.