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Modern particle physics event generation with WHIZARD

  • 1. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany). Theory Group
  • 2. Siegen Univ. (Germany). Dept. of Physics
  • 3. Wuerzburg Univ. (Germany). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Description

We describe the multi-purpose Monte-Carlo event generator WHIZARD for the simulation of high-energy particle physics experiments. Besides the presentation of the general features of the program like SM physics, BSM physics, and QCD effects, special emphasis is given to the support of the most accurate simulation of the collider environments at hadron colliders and especially at future linear lepton colliders. On the more technical side, the very recent code refactoring towards a completely object-oriented software package to improve maintainability, flexibility and code development are discussed. Finally, we present ongoing work and future plans regarding higher-order corrections, more general model support including the setup to search for new physics in vector boson scattering at the LHC, as well as several lines of performance improvements.

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Imprint Pagination
7 p.
ISSN
0418-9833
Report number
DESY--14-189

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Secondary number(s)
SI-HEP--2014-26