ProMC: Input-output data format for HEP applications using varint encoding

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2629-2635

  Chekanov, S V ^a   May, E ^a   Strand, K ^b   Van Gemmeren, P ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data; Format; Input output; IO; LHC

Indexed keywords

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

DATA; FORMAT; INPUT-OUTPUT; IO; LHC;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84904718364     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2014.06.016     Document Type: Article

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