Reducing negative weights in Monte Carlo event generation with Sherpa
arXiv:2110.15211
Abstract
An increase in theoretical precision of Monte Carlo event generators is typically accompanied by an increased need for computational resources. One major obstacle are negative weighted events, which appear in Monte Carlo simulations with higher perturbative accuracy. While they can be handled somewhat easily in fixed-order calculations, they are a major concern for particle level event simulations. In this article, the origin of negative weights in the S-MC@NLO method is reviewed and mechanisms to reduce the negative weight fraction in simulations with the Sherpa event generator are presented, with a focus on V+jets and tt+jets simulations.
arXiv comment20 pages, 8 figures
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