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Madgraph + Pythia with ISR
- Dominant language
- Python
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- 2
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Description
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### Goal
Running MG + Pythia without ISR is ok, but of ISR is turned on:
- accepted/trials is not 100%
- error message is "cannot set mass"
- severity increases with sqrts
- leads to a modification of the cross section by a factor acc/trials
- can lead to abort
Issue opened with Pythia: [https://gitlab.com/Pythia8/releases/-/issues/564](https://gitlab.com/Pythia8/releases/-/issues/564)
### Operating System and Version
all
### compiler
all
### The version of the key4hep stack
all
### Package Version
all
### Reproducer
k4GeneratorsConfig ../examples/FermionProduction.yaml
cd Run-Cards/Madgraph/Muon350
./Run_Muon350_ISR.dat
### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by running k4GeneratorsConfig ../examples/FermionProduction.yaml, then inspect Run-Cards/Madgraph/Muon350/Run_Muon350_ISR.dat and reproduce the ISR failure. Compare the run with ISR disabled and review the linked Pythia issue for context. Done means no "cannot set mass" errors or aborts, accepted/trials is not reduced, and the cross section is not distorted.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100