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Workshop on Implications of LHC results for TeV-scale physics
09/23/2011

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MCPLOTS release
02/17/2011

MCPLOTS is a new cern-based website for Monte Carlo comparisons, intended as a simple browsable repository of plots comparing HEP event generators to a wide variety of available experimental data, mainly based on the RIVET analysis tool.

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Apart from individual plots contained in papers and presentations, there has so far not been any central database where people can quickly see how tune X of version Y of generator Z looks on distribution D. The idea with mcplots is to provide such a repository. A first public version of the site was unveiled at the LHC UE/MB working group meeting last week at CERN. The contents so far span min-bias, underlying events, jets, Drell-Yan, and LEP distributions, showing the Herwig++, Pythia 6, Pythia 8, Sherpa, and Vincia generators. More plots, generators, and tunes are constantly being added, so check back or write the developers if you don't find what you're looking for. The site is developed as a collaboration between CERN TH, MCnet, CERN's Generator Services Project, and the LPCC.

Support is available to fund short-term stays at CERN to incorporate new analyses, new tools, or other new features on the site. Write to P. Skands (peter.skands.AT.cern.ch) if you are interested in this possibility.

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Forthcoming events

Next 2 weeks

PH-LHC seminar
01/31/2012 || 11:00 => 01/31/2012 || 12:00

Update on searches for new physics in CMS, speaker: Eva Halkiadakis. Tue Jan 31, 11am, Main Auditorium.

https://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=174936

Beyond 2 weeks

Searches for new physics: recommendations for the presentation of LHC results
02/13/2012 || 09:00 => 02/13/2012 || 18:30

Miniworkshop dedicated to the discussion of a set of possible recommendations on how to document the LHC searches, to facilitate the interpretation of the results in a wide class of BSM models. Monday 13 Feb 2012, TH conference room, 9am-6:30pm.

https://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=173341

NLO and parton showers miniWorkshop
02/27/2012 || 09:00 => 02/28/2012 || 18:00

A review of different approaches and formulations, and a discussion of accuracy, systematic uncertainties, validation with data, and future developments. Registration at:

https://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=167536

LHC Lumi Days 2012
02/29/2012 || 09:00 => 03/01/2012 || 18:00

An update of the 2011 Workshop, dedicated to the status and progress of the luminosity measurements at the LHC, from the perspective of the physics programme and of the experimental and accelerator challenges. Registrations at:

https://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=162948

Implications of LHC results for TeV scale physics
03/25/2012 || 14:00 => 03/30/2012 || 18:00

Second plenary meeting of the Workshop. Registrations at

https://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=162621

Latest results from the LHC
07/13/2012 || 14:00 => 07/13/2012 || 18:00

An overview of the new LHC measurements presented at the ICHEP 2012 conference. Event web page:

https://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=166286