mc.PhPy8EG_A14NNPDF23_fourtops_example.py

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# Copyright (C) 2002-2022 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
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# This is an example joboption to generate events with Powheg
# using ATLAS' interface. Users should optimise and carefully
# validate the settings before making an official sample request.
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# EVGEN configuration
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evgenConfig.description = "POWHEG+Pythia8 4 tops production with A14 NNPDF2.3 tune."
evgenConfig.keywords = ["SM", "top"]
evgenConfig.contact = ["tpelzer@cern.ch"]
 
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# Load ATLAS defaults for the Powheg 4 tops process
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include("PowhegControl/PowhegControl_fourtops_Common.py")
 
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# Settings
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# define the decay mode
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > all" # inclusive is the default
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > 4l" # exactly 4 leptons
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > 3l4l" # at least 3 leptons
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > 2lSS" # exactly 2 leptons, same sign
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > 2lOS" # exactly 2 leptons, opposite sign
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > 1l" # exactly 1 lepton
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > allhad" # fully-hadronic
#PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > undecayed" # undecayed (e.g. to produce a lhe file)
 
PowhegConfig.decay_mode = "t t~ t t~ > all [MadSpin]"
PowhegConfig.MadSpin_decays= ["decay t > w+ b, w+ > all all", "decay t~ > w- b~, w- > all all"]
#PowhegConfig.MadSpin_process= "generate p p > t t~ t t~ [QCD]" # this process is default - can be changed (for studies)
 
 
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# Generate events
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PowhegConfig.generate()
 
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# Pythia8 showering with the A14 NNPDF2.3 tune, main31 routine
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include("Pythia8_i/Pythia8_A14_NNPDF23LO_EvtGen_Common.py")
include("Pythia8_i/Pythia8_Powheg_Main31.py")
# Setting the appropriate number of final state particles for the main31 routine
genSeq.Pythia8.Commands += [ 'Powheg:NFinal = 4' ]