Tools and Plugins

Plugin for 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 `

• PY8Kernel by V. Hirschi: thread safe (and a single library) version of the matrix-element
• ​MGISR by Qiang Li and Qi-Shu Yan: handling of initial state radiation for lepton collider ​arxiv
• ​MadSTR by m. Zaro: Removal of resonances from the Real computation for NLO computation

Tools

• ​FeynRules: the Mathematica package to automatically write particles and interaction list as well as coupling analytical expressions.
• ​MadDM: Computation of relic-density, direct and indirect detection ​arxiv
• ​maddump: Beamdump experiment. ​arxiv
• MadWeight : Matrix elements techniques developed using the MadGraph system
• Reweight module: producing weighted events from an unweighted sample
• Systematics computation: Produce the systematic uncertainty band by reweighting method.
• MadSpin: Decay of particles with full spin correlations and off-shell effect.
• 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
• MadAnalysis5
• Matching Merging

Scripts

• SplitEvents: A script to split event files
• EventConverters: A set of tools to converts event files in various formats
• 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

• 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