PYTHIA 8: Simulating Tau-Lepton Decays

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作者
Ilten, Philip [1 ]
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[1] MIT, Nucl Sci Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
关键词
Monte Carlo; tau decays; polarization; hadronic currents; SPIN CORRELATIONS;
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10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2015.02.012
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
As of version 8.150 of PYTHIA, the isotropic decays of tau-leptons have been replaced with a decay machinery that incorporates full spin correlations and more sophisticated decay models. Developments of the PYTHIA tau-lepton decay machinery from version 8.150 up to version 8.201 are summarized. The tau-lepton decay machinery in PYTHIA 8 is described, including the spin correlation algorithm, the available tau-lepton decay models, and the user interface.
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