Speaker
Theo Heimel
(Heidelberg University)
Description
Theory predictions for the LHC require precise numerical phase-space integration and generation of unweighted events. We combine machine-learned multi-channel weights with a normalizing flow for importance sampling to improve classical methods for numerical integration. By integrating buffered training for potentially expensive integrands, VEGAS initialization, symmetry-aware channels, and stratified training, we elevate the performance in both efficiency and accuracy. We empirically validate these enhancements through rigorous tests on diverse LHC processes, including VBS and W+jets.
Primary authors
Prof.
Fabio Maltoni
(Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE) and Università di Bologna)
Nathan Huetsch
(Heidelberg University, ITP Heidelberg)
Olivier Mattelaer
(UCLouvain)
Ramon Winterhalder
(UCLouvain)
Theo Heimel
(Heidelberg University)
Tilman Plehn
