A framework to create customised LHC analyses within CheckMATE

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 196, Issue , 2015, Pages 535-562

  Kim, Jong Soo ^a   Schmeier, Daniel ^b   Tattersall, Jamie ^c   Rolbiecki, Krzysztof ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA TEÓRICA UAM CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT FÜR THEORETISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Analysis; ATLAS; CMS; Delphes; Detector simulation; Tool

Indexed keywords

C++ (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; CURIUM; HADRONS; KINEMATICS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TESTING; TOOLS;

ANALYSIS; ATLAS; CENTRE-OF-MASS ENERGIES; DELPHES; DETECTOR SIMULATIONS; KINEMATIC CONSTRAINTS; MONTE CARLO EVENT GENERATORS; NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 84942197361     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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