[Rivet] ATLAS prompt photon analysis

[Frank Siegert]

Hi Mike,

Thanks a lot and don't worry about it taking longer, it's a complicated 
analysis after all!

One issue that I noticed without having done detailed testing yet: The 
.aida reference data seems to be in nb while Rivet's crossSection() is 
by default in pb and thus that's what the MC histos are being filled the 
way the code is now. Since the plot in the paper is also in pb I would 
suggest adapting the reference .aida file, or what do you think?

Cheers,
Frank

On 17/02/11 17:05, Mike Hance wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've attached a tarball that (I think) contains everything needed to put
> the ATLAS prompt photon results into HEPDATA, as well as a corresponding
> RIVET routine that seems like it might be doing the right thing.
>
> One thing I should note up front is that, as far as I can tell, the
> paper doesn't have a proper SPIRES ID. I suspect this will change when
> PRD finally publishes the paper (it's been accepted for publication, but
> I don't think it's actually made it into an issue of the journal yet),
> so in the mean time, I've called the analysis "ATLAS_2010_S1234567". My
> attempts at calling the analysis something like
> "ATLAS_2010_PROMPTPHOTONS" were rebuffed by RIVET, so I'm not sure of
> the right thing to do in this case. If you want me to relabel it as
> something else, just let me know; otherwise, feel free to call it
> whatever you like.
>
> The contents of the tarball are:
>
> ATLAS_2010_S1234567.info - The .info file that describes the analysis.
>
> ATLAS_2010_S1234567.raw - A flat file that breaks down the different
> (E_T, eta) bins and the corresponding measurements, uncertainties, and
> so forth.
>
> ATLAS_2010_S1234567.dat - This is the 'final' flat .dat file
> corresponding to the ATLAS measurements, for comparison with the RIVET
> output.
>
> ATLAS_2010_S1234567.aida - The .aida file produced from the .dat file
> above.
>
> ATLAS_2010_S1234567.plot - The .plot file for the three histograms
> associated with this analysis.
>
> ATLAS_2010_S1234567.cc - The RIVET routine.
>
>
> I've tested this running PYTHIA standalone, but the cross sections for
> prompt photon production are low enough that the histogram never really
> gets populated. I also ran the routine using the ATHENA RIVET interface
> against some ATLAS photon+jet (EVGEN) samples, and the results seemed
> reasonable, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are still some bugs
> lurking in there. I'll try to test this stuff against some filtered
> dijet samples next week.
>
> In any event, please feel free to let me know if there's anything
> unclear/wrong with what I've done, and I'll try to fix it ASAP.
>
> Finally, thanks to everyone who helped (and bugged) us to get this done
> - I apologize it took us so long. Next time should be much faster, now
> that we know what we're doing.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
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