Exploring Theory Space with Monte Carlo Reweighting
arXiv:1404.7129 · doi:10.1007/JHEP10(2014)078
Abstract
Theories of new physics often involve a large number of unknown parameters which need to be scanned. Additionally, a putative signal in a particular channel may be due to a variety of distinct models of new physics. This makes experimental attempts to constrain the parameter space of motivated new physics models with a high degree of generality quite challenging. We describe how the reweighting of events may allow this challenge to be met, as fully simulated Monte Carlo samples generated for arbitrary benchmark models can be effectively re-used. In particular, we suggest procedures that allow more efficient collaboration between theorists and experimentalists in exploring large theory parameter spaces in a rigorous way at the LHC.
30 pages, 10 figures. Corresponds to published version. Additional discussion of uncertainties vis-à-vis v1
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