Error in hep file to root file conversion

[J Dutta]

Hi,

I am getting the following error on trying to convert an hep file to root file using delphes_card_ATLAS.tcl :

Reading pythia_events11.hep
ERROR: Inconsistent size of arrays. File is probably corrupted.#-] (98.96%)

I dont understand why this error comes. Kindly help in this regard.

Thanks & Regards,

Juhi

[Pavel Demin]

Hi Juhi,

I'm afraid that the problem is exactly what the error message says. The pythia_events11.hep file is corrupted.

I've recently encountered exactly the same problem and it was because of the generator crashed before properly closing the output file.

Kind regards,

Pavel

[J Dutta]

Hi,

Thank you for the prompt reply!

I am obtaining a series of hep files and the error occurs not for all but some of the files.

Is there a possible way I can prevent the generator from crashing ? Why is it crashing and is there a way to avoid it.

Thanks & Regards,

Juhi