2023/08/14 by Florian Domingo, Julian Günther, Domingo, Florian +5 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Computer Science · #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2308.07371
A series of far-detector programs have been proposed for operation at various interaction points of the Large Hadron Collider during the upcoming runs. Investigating the potential and complementarity of these experiments for new-physics searches goes through the estimation of their sensitivity to specific long-lived particle models. Here, we present an integrated numerical tool written in the C++ language and called Displaced Decay Counter, which we have created to this end and which can be used in association with MadGraph5, Pythia8, or any other state-of-the-art Monte-Carlo collider simulation tool. Several far-detector models have been implemented within the program, accounting for the geometry and integrated luminosity of projected detectors. Additional or more accurate designs can be easily constructed through a dedicated interface. The functionality of this tool is exemplified through the discussion of three benchmark scenarios, which we consider for the validation of the implemented detector models.