Simulation of photon-photon interactions in hadron collisions with Sherpa

We describe the capabilities of the Sherpa Monte Carlo event generator in simulating two-photon induced processes. We focus especially on the description of these processes at hadron colliders such as the LHC.

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Published in:Nuclear physics. Section B, Proceedings supplement Proceedings supplement, 2008-08, Vol.179, p.218-225
Main Authors: Archibald, Jennifer, Gleisberg, Tanju, Höche, Stefan, Krauss, Frank, Schönherr, Marek, Schumann, Steffen, Siegert, Frank, Winter, Jan-Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computing, Phenomenology-HEP
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
HADRONS
PHOTON-PHOTON INTERACTIONS
SIMULATION
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Summary:We describe the capabilities of the Sherpa Monte Carlo event generator in simulating two-photon induced processes. We focus especially on the description of these processes at hadron colliders such as the LHC.
ISSN:0920-5632
1873-3832
DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2008.07.027