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##################################################
# Example generator based on LHC parameters
# Generic Les Houches Event file input
# Look at customised input files for:
# MadGraph5/aMC@NLO: LHE-MCatNLO.in
# POWHEG: LHE-POWHEG.in
# FxFx merging with MG5/aMC@NLO: LHE-FxFx.in
# Tree-level merging with MG5/aMC@NLO: LHE-MGMerging.in
# usage: Herwig read LHE.in
##################################################
# Technical parameters for this run
##################################################
cd /Herwig/Generators
set EventGenerator:NumberOfEvents 10000000
set EventGenerator:RandomNumberGenerator:Seed 31122001
set EventGenerator:DebugLevel 0
set EventGenerator:PrintEvent 10
set EventGenerator:MaxErrors 10000
##################################################
# Create the Les Houches file handler and reader
##################################################
cd /Herwig/EventHandlers
library LesHouches.so
# create the event handler
create ThePEG::LesHouchesEventHandler LesHouchesHandler
# set the various step handlers
set LesHouchesHandler:PartonExtractor /Herwig/Partons/PPExtractor
set LesHouchesHandler:CascadeHandler /Herwig/Shower/ShowerHandler
set LesHouchesHandler:DecayHandler /Herwig/Decays/DecayHandler
set LesHouchesHandler:HadronizationHandler /Herwig/Hadronization/ClusterHadHandler
# set the weight option (e.g. for MC@NLO)
set LesHouchesHandler:WeightOption VarNegWeight
# set event hander as one to be used
set /Herwig/Generators/EventGenerator:EventHandler /Herwig/EventHandlers/LesHouchesHandler
# Set up an EMPTY CUTS object
# Normally you will have imposed any cuts you want
# when generating the event file and don't want any more
# in particular for POWHEG and MC@NLO you must not apply cuts on the
# the extra jet
create ThePEG::Cuts /Herwig/Cuts/NoCuts
####################################################################
# PDF settings #
####################################################################
# You may wish to use the same PDF as the events were generated with
create ThePEG::LHAPDF /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF ThePEGLHAPDF.so
set /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF:PDFName NAME_OF_PDF
set /Herwig/Partons/RemnantDecayer:AllowTop Yes
set /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF:RemnantHandler /Herwig/Partons/HadronRemnants
set /Herwig/Particles/p+:PDF /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
set /Herwig/Particles/pbar-:PDF /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
set /Herwig/Partons/PPExtractor:FirstPDF /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
set /Herwig/Partons/PPExtractor:SecondPDF /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
# We would recommend the shower uses the default PDFs with which it was tuned.
# However it can be argued that the same set as for the sample should be used for
# matched samples, i.e. MC@NLO (and less so POWHEG)
#set /Herwig/Shower/ShowerHandler:PDFA /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
#set /Herwig/Shower/ShowerHandler:PDFB /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
# You can in principle also change the PDFs for the remnant extraction and
# multiple scattering. As the generator was tuned with the default values
# this is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED without retuning the MPI parameters
# create the reader and set cuts
create ThePEG::LesHouchesFileReader LesHouchesReader
set LesHouchesReader:FileName NAME_OF_FILE #(the file can be compressed (gziped,bziped))
set LesHouchesReader:AllowedToReOpen No
set LesHouchesReader:InitPDFs 0
set LesHouchesReader:Cuts /Herwig/Cuts/NoCuts
# option to ensure momentum conservation is O.K. due rounding errors (recommended)
set LesHouchesReader:MomentumTreatment RescaleEnergy
# set the pdfs
set LesHouchesReader:PDFA /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
set LesHouchesReader:PDFB /Herwig/Partons/LHAPDF
# if using BSM models with QNUMBER info
#set LesHouchesReader:QNumbers Yes
#set LesHouchesReader:Decayer /Herwig/Decays/Mambo
# and add to handler
insert LesHouchesHandler:LesHouchesReaders 0 LesHouchesReader
##################################################
# Shower parameters
##################################################
# normally, especially for POWHEG, you want
# the scale supplied in the event files (SCALUP)
# to be used as a pT veto scale in the parton shower
set /Herwig/Shower/ShowerHandler:MaxPtIsMuF Yes
set /Herwig/Shower/ShowerHandler:RestrictPhasespace Yes
# Shower parameters
# treatment of wide angle radiation
set /Herwig/Shower/PartnerFinder:PartnerMethod Random
set /Herwig/Shower/PartnerFinder:ScaleChoice Partner
# with MC@NLO these parameters are required for consistency of the subtraction terms
# suggested parameters (give worse physics results with POWHEG)
#set /Herwig/Shower/KinematicsReconstructor:InitialInitialBoostOption LongTransBoost
#set /Herwig/Shower/KinematicsReconstructor:ReconstructionOption General
#set /Herwig/Shower/KinematicsReconstructor:InitialStateReconOption Rapidity
#set /Herwig/Shower/ShowerHandler:SpinCorrelations No
##################################################
# LHC physics parameters (override defaults here)
##################################################
# e.g if different top mass used
#set /Herwig/Particles/t:NominalMass 173.0
##################################################
# Save run for later usage with 'Herwig run'
##################################################
cd /Herwig/Generators
saverun LHE EventGenerator
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