PHOTOS Monte Carlo:: a precision tool for QED corrections in Z and W decays

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Golonka, P. [1 ]
Was, Z.
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[1] CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
[2] Inst Nucl Phys, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
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EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C | 2006年 / 45卷 / 01期
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10.1140/epjc/s2005-02396-4
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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We present a discussion of the precision for the PHOTOS Monte Carlo algorithm, with improved implementation of QED interference and multiple-photon radiation. The main application of PHOTOS is the generation of QED radiative corrections in decays of any resonances, simulated by a "host" Monte Carlo generator. By careful comparisons automated with the help of the MC-TESTER tool specially tailored for that purpose, we found that the precision of the current version of PHOTOS is of 0.1% in the case of Z and W decays. In the general case, the precision of PHOTOS was also improved, but this will not be quantified here.
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