Madgraph Tutorial

prerequisites

The reader is assumed to have familiarity with the Linux operative system, the use of the terminal shell, the C++ programming language and the ROOT data analysis package.

general structure

The tutorial assumes no prior knowledge of the reader about the Madgraph generator, while relies on general knowledge typical of the first year of a master in high-energy physics. Each chapter addresses a single subject, and chapters are expected to be read in sequence.

table of content

• Chapter 1: introduction on event generation
• Chapter 2: general description of Madgraph and how to download it
• Chapter 3: first run of Madgraph
• Chapter 4: understanding the main configuration files
• Chapter 5: the first generation of events
• Chapter 6: understanding the event files, the LHE format
• Chapter 7: reading the LHE files
• Chapter 8: filling a histogram when reading a LHE file
• Chapter 9: intermediate particles in the diagrams
• Chapter 10: limit the type of processes in the event geneation
• Chapter 11: generate a specific decay process
• Chapter 12: the parton distribution functions
• Chapter 13: importing physics models
• Chapter 14: setting Standard Model parameters
• Chapter 15: using exernal libraries
• Chapter 16: using scripts to run Madgraph