Systematic event generator tuning for the LHC

Buckley, A. , Hoeth, H., Lacker, H., Schulz, H. and von Seggern, J. E. (2010) Systematic event generator tuning for the LHC. European Physical Journal C, 65, pp. 331-357. (doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-1196-7)

Abstract

In this article we describe Professor, a new program for tuning model parameters of Monte Carlo event generators to experimental data by parameterising the per-bin generator response to parameter variations and numerically optimising the parameterised behaviour. Simulated experimental analysis data is obtained using the Rivet analysis toolkit. This paper presents the Professor procedure and implementation, illustrated with the application of the method to tunes of the Pythia 6 event generator to data from the LEP/SLD and Tevatron experiments. These tunes are substantial improvements on existing standard choices, and are recommended as base tunes for LHC experiments, to be themselves systematically improved upon when early LHC data is available.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Buckley, Professor Andy
• Authors: Buckley, A., Hoeth, H., Lacker, H., Schulz, H., and von Seggern, J. E.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: European Physical Journal C
• Publisher: Springer Open
• ISSN: 1434-6044
• ISSN (Online): 1434-6052
• Published Online: 20 November 2009
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © Springer-Verlag / Società Italiana di Fisica 2009
• First Published: First published in European Physical Journal C 65:331-357
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

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