Matrix Element tools

8 Jul 2003, 08:45 → 1 Aug 2003, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

michelangelo.mangano@cern.ch

Tuesday, 8 July

08:45 → 11:00 Introduction

Our introductory session will be merged with the introduction of the (N)NLO group. See their agenda for details

15:30 → 19:00 Merging of LO ME and showers

Discussion of strategies for the merging of multijet ME codes and shower evolution

15:30 Introduction

Speaker: Richardson, P (CERN)

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16:00 Implementation issues in Herwig

Speaker: Richardson, P (CERN)

16:30 Implementation issues in Pythia

Speaker: Dr Stephen Mrenna (FERMILAB)

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17:00 Sherpa

Speaker: Schälicke, A. (ITP. TU Dresden)

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17:30 Discussion

Speaker: everybody

Wednesday, 9 July

15:30 → 18:00 ME comparisons

Discussion about benchmarks for comparisons among ME multiparton codes

15:30 Tevatron comparison experience

Speaker: Tsuno, Soushi

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16:10 Selection of inputs: parameters/cuts

Speaker: Disc leader: F.Maltoni

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16:40 Selection of processes

17:10 Spin correlation benchmarks for decays

17:40 Tools for comparison validations: MC-tester status report

Speaker: Piotr Golonka (Unknown)

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Thursday, 10 July

09:00 → 11:00 Gauge invariance issues

09:00 Intro

Speaker: Piccinini, F

09:30 Discussion

Speaker: Disc. leader: Kauer, N.

11:00 → 12:30 More on CKKW, mergings

14:00 → 15:30 MadGraph/Madevent tutorial

Tutorial on Madgraph. Participants are invited to come with questions on the use of the code. It would be useful to forward in advance possible questions to the speaker, so he can prepare adeguate answers.

Friday, 11 July

11:00 → 12:00 Spin correlations

Wednesday, 23 July

16:00 → 18:00 ME codes: review continues

16:00 CompHEP

Speaker: Kryukov, A.

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16:30 HELAC/JetI

Speaker: Papadopoulos, C

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17:00 Alpgen

Speaker: Pittau, Roberto

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17:30 Gr@ppa

Speaker: Tsuno, Soushi (KEK, Tsukuba)

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Thursday, 24 July

17:00 → 18:00 Update on ME comparisons

We shall take a first look at the status of the ongoing ME comparison tests. All those who have results, please bring them along

17:00 ME Comparison

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Friday, 25 July

14:00 → 16:00 More studies of CKKW and mergings

We'll discuss new results on CKKM in hadronic collisions obtained during the Workshop

14:00 CKKW anatomy

Speaker: Mangano, M

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