# Sherpa2.1.1(+OpenLoops1.2.2) runcard for HXSWG studies of ttbb # NLO pp->ttbb at 13TeV in the 4F scheme # last changed by Niccolo Moretti, 23.09.15 (run){ ### Output redirection and format ANALYSIS_OUTPUT = Analyses21/ttbjets_NLO1_partv1/ttbjets_RNseed LOG_FILE Logs21/ttbjets_NLO1_partv1/ttbjets_RNseed.txt OUTPUT=2 PRETTY_PRINT = Off RESULT_DIRECTORY = Results21/ttbjets_NLO1 #EVENT_OUTPUT=HepMC_GenEvent[S_RNseed] # uncomment this in order to store event samples ANALYSIS = Rivet ### Generator and integration parameters ME_SIGNAL_GENERATOR Comix LOOPGEN EVENT_GENERATION_MODE=Weighted EVENTS=100000 # this # of events requires 5 CPU hours/core and yields mid-low statistics with 100 cores # EVENTS=400000 # this yields mid statistics with 100 cores RANDOM_SEED=RNseed # relevant only for event generation EVENT_SEED_MODE 3 # guarantees reproducible random number assignements for MEs, decays, shower ### NLO parameters LOOPGEN:=OpenLoops OL_GENERATE_LIST=1 DIPOLE_ALPHA 0.3 ### Beams for 13TeV LHC BEAM_1=2212; BEAM_ENERGY_1=6500 BEAM_2=2212; BEAM_ENERGY_2=6500 ### PDFs PDF_LIBRARY LHAPDFSherpa PDF_SET NNPDF30_nlo_as_0118_nf_4 # standard NNPDF30nlo 4F NLO pdfs USE_PDF_ALPHAS=1 # takes alphaS from LHApdfs (for MEs and shower) ### Switch off non-perturbative contributions DECAYMODEL=Off FRAGMENTATION=Off BEAM_REMNANTS=0 MI_HANDLER = None YFS_MODE=0 ME_QED=Off SHOWER_GENERATOR = None ### top and bottom masses in MEs and PS MASS[6]=172.5 WIDTH[6]=0 # zero width for stable tops and after-burner on-shell top decays MASS[5] = 4.75 # b-mass parameter (4.75 or 0) MASSIVE[5]=1 # b-mass switcher for MEs: massive (1) or massless (0) # NB: partons with MASSIVE=1 excluded from proton/light-jet container (93) ### Scale settings: mu_F=HT/2 and mu_R= ET geometric mean SCALES VAR{0.25*H_TM2}{sqrt(MPerp(p[2])*MPerp(p[3])*MPerp(p[4])*MPerp(p[5]))} }(run) (processes){ Process 93 93 -> 6 -6 5 -5 # pp -> t t b b Order_EW 0 # pure QCD contributions NLO_QCD_Mode Fixed_Order Loop_Generator LOOPGEN RS_PSI_ItMin 350000 # minimum number of events per optimisation step for RS part(default is 5000) End process }(processes) (selector){ }(selector) (analysis){ BEGIN_RIVET { USE_HEPMC_SHORT 1 -a hxswg_ttbjets_part_v1 } END_RIVET }(analysis)