Journal article
MC-TESTER v. 1.23: A universal tool for comparisons of Monte Carlo predictions for particle decays in high energy physics
N Davidson, P Golonka, T Przedziński, Z Wa̧s
Computer Physics Communications | Published : 2011
Abstract
Theoretical predictions in high energy physics are routinely provided in the form of Monte Carlo generators. Comparisons of predictions from different programs and/or different initialization set-ups are often necessary. MC-TESTER can be used for such tests of decays of intermediate states (particles or resonances) in a semi-automated way. Since 2002 new functionalities were introduced into the package. In particular, it now works with the HepMC event record, the standard for C++ programs. The complete set-up for benchmarking the interfaces, such as interface between τ-lepton production and decay, including QED bremsstrahlung effects is shown. The example is chosen to illustrate the new opti..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "This work is partially supported by EU Marie Curie Research Training Network grant under the contract No. MRTN-CT-2006-0355505 and by Polish Government grant N202 06434 (2008-2010).", "We thank Elzbieta Richter-Was, Alberto Ribon, Judith Krantz and Zhonghua Qin for comments on the program organization and documentation. Nadia Davidson would like to thank the \"Marie Curie Programme\" for her fellowship. Partial support of Polish-French Collaboration No. 06-124 within IN2P3 through LAPP Annecy during final completion of this work is also acknowledged." ]