=== Tools and Plugins  ===

=== Custom output of MadGraph5_aMC@NLO ===

To install such plugin, you need to install those in the PLUGIN directory of MG5aMC@NLO and then use the command
```
output NEWMODE MYDIRECTORY
```

* [wiki:PY8Kernel PY8Kernel]  by V. Hirschi: thread safe (and a single library) version of the matrix-element

==== Tools ====

   * [http://www.lns.cornell.edu/public/theory/BRIDGE/ BRIDGE]: the MG/ME interface of the Branching ratio calculator and decayed events generator developed by Patrick Meade and Matt Reece.
   * [http://feynrules.phys.ucl.ac.be FeynRules]: the Mathematica package to automatically write particles and interaction list as well as coupling analytical expressions.
   * [https://launchpad.net/maddm MadDM]: Computation of relic-density, direct and indirect detection
   * MadWeight : Matrix elements techniques developed using the MadGraph system 
   * [wiki:Reweight Reweight module]: producing weighted events from an unweighted sample
   * [wiki:Systematics Systematics computation]: Produce the systematic uncertainty band by reweighting method.
   * [wiki:MadSpin MadSpin]: Decay of particles with full spin correlations and off-shell effect.
   * [wiki:PDFconv Convolution of PDF]: Convolute PDF function with a function to create effective PDF 

==== Interfaces ====

   * HerwigInterface : the interface to the Herwig parton shower and hadronization library
   * MadGraphInterface : the CMSSW interface for LHE event files
   * PGS : the implementation of the Pretty Good Simulator in the MadGraph simulation chain
   * [wiki:PythiaInterface Pythia Interface] : the Pythia parton shower and hadronization package in the MadGraph simulation chain, including jet matching
   * [wiki:UseMA5withinMG5aMC MadAnalysis5]
   * [wiki:LOPY8Merging MadAnalysis5]

==== Scripts ====

   * SplitEvents: A script to split event files
   * EventConverters: A set of tools to converts event files in various formats
   * [wiki:Replace Replace]: A script for replacing particles or groups of particles in LHE event files
   * AddMasses: A script for adding masses to leptons and inserting W or Z mothers in the LHE event file

==== Plotting and Analysis ====

   * MadAnalysis : the simple analysis tool of generated events using the TDPlot software.
   * MatchChecker: A set of scripts to produce plenty of plots for matching validation and do comparisons between different matched (and standalone) productions
   * ExRootAnalysis : the full ROOT interface including plotting interface and analysis classes.

-- Main.FabioMaltoni - 03 Mar 2009