Modelling and computational improvements to the simulation of single vector-boson plus jet processes for the ATLAS experiment

UNSPECIFIED (2022) Modelling and computational improvements to the simulation of single vector-boson plus jet processes for the ATLAS experiment. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022 (8): 089. ISSN 1029-8479

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Abstract

This paper presents updated Monte Carlo configurations used to model the production of single electroweak vector bosons (W, Z/γ∗) in association with jets in proton-proton collisions for the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Improvements pertaining to the electroweak input scheme, parton-shower splitting kernels and scale-setting scheme are shown for multi-jet merged configurations accurate to next-to-leading order in the strong and electroweak couplings. The computational resources required for these set-ups are assessed, and approximations are introduced resulting in a factor three reduction of the per-event CPU time without affecting the physics modelling performance. Continuous statistical enhancement techniques are introduced by ATLAS in order to populate low cross-section regions of phase space and are shown to match or exceed the generated effective luminosity. This, together with the lower per-event CPU time, results in a 50% reduction in the required computing resources compared to a legacy set-up previously used by the ATLAS collaboration. The set-ups described in this paper will be used for future ATLAS analyses and lay the foundation for the next generation of Monte Carlo predictions for single vector-boson plus jets production.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of High Energy Physics
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? regular article - experimental physicshadron-hadron scatteringnuclear and high energy physics ??
ID Code:
174978
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Deposited On:
24 Aug 2022 12:10
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Yes
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Published
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14 Feb 2024 01:35