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Spin correlations in Monte Carlo simulations

Richardson, P.

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Abstract

We show that the algorithm originally proposed by Collins and Knowles for spin correlations in the QCD parton shower can be used in order to include spin correlations between the production and decay of heavy particles in Monte Carlo event generators. This allows correlations to be included while maintaining the step-by-step approach of the Monte Carlo event generation process. We present examples of this approach for both the Standard and Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Models. A merger of this algorithm and that used in the parton shower is discussed in order to include all correlations in the perturbative phase of event generation. Finally, we present all the results needed to implement this algorithm for the Standard and Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Models.

Citation

Richardson, P. (2001). Spin correlations in Monte Carlo simulations. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2001(11), Article 029. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2001/11/029

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Nov 1, 2001
Deposit Date May 8, 2008
Journal Journal of High Energy Physics
Print ISSN 1126-6708
Electronic ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2001
Issue 11
Article Number 029
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2001/11/029
Keywords Standard model, Beyond standard model, Spin, Polarization effects.