Author(s)
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van Beekveld, Melissa (Nikhef, Amsterdam) ; Dasgupta, Mrinal (Manchester U.) ; El-Menoufi, Basem Kamal (Manchester U. ; Monash U.) ; Ravasio, Silvia Ferrario (CERN) ; Hamilton, Keith (U. Coll. London) ; Helliwell, Jack (Oxford U.) ; Karlberg, Alexander (CERN) ; Medves, Rok (Oxford U.) ; Monni, Pier Francesco (CERN) ; Salam, Gavin P. (Oxford U.) ; Scyboz, Ludovic (Monash U. ; Oxford U.) ; Soto-Ontoso, Alba (CERN) ; Soyez, Gregory (IPhT, Saclay) ; Verheyen, Rob (U. Coll. London) |
Abstract
| In this article, we document version 0.1 of the PanScales code for parton shower simulations. With the help of a few examples, we discuss basic usage of the code, including tests of logarithmic accuracy of parton showers. We expose some of the numerical techniques underlying the logarithmic tests and include a description of how users can implement their own showers within the framework. Some of the simpler logarithmic tests can be performed in a few minutes on a modern laptop. As an early step towards phenomenology, we also outline some aspects of a preliminary interface to Pythia, for access to its hard matrix elements and its hadronisation modules. |