Using run-cards from 1405.0301 fails

Dear Christian,

The problem is that you generate a LO only code, while table 10 (and the card related) are generated for the NLO type of code.
Both the param_card and run_card are different for LO/NLO type of output.
Note that the NLO output is able to run at LO accuracy (which ensure that all parameter are the same between LO and NLO calculation) and this is how
Table 10 was computed.

So in order to solve your problem, you have to do
> define jb = j b b~
> generate e+ e- > jb jb jb [QCD]

When typing “launch” you can select to run in fix_order (so be in the same setup as table 10) and either select LO or NLO run (depending of the column that you want to reproduce).

Cheers,

Olivier

PS: Attachment are allowed for bug report and not for question.

> On 26 Jan 2017, at 16:37, Christian Weiss <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> New question #447599 on MadGraph5_aMC@NLO:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/mg5amcnlo/+question/447599
>
> I am trying to reproduce the numbers given in arXiv:1405.0301 in table 10. In this paper, there is also
> a link to run- and parameter-cards, http:amcatnlo.cern.ch/cards_paper.htm.
>
> I am using MG5_aMC v.2.5.2.
>
> I generate the process ee -> jjj by first executing
>
> define jb = j b b~
> generate e+ e- > jb jb jb
>
> to include b-quarks. Then I create the output file "jjj"
>
> I download the parameter and run cards from the link above into jjj/Cards and rename them
> into "param_card.dat" and "run_card.dat".
>
> Finally, I launch the process by typing "launch" and skip the next two options.
>
> The following error message occurs immediately:
>
> Command "generate_events run_01" interrupted with error:
> KeyError : 'gridpack'
> Please report this bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/mg5amcnlo
> More information is found in '/home/cweiss/Software/Madgraph/MG5_aMC_v2_5_2/jjj/run_01_tag_1_debug.log'.
> Please attach this file to your report.
>
> I can't find any button to attach the report, so I post it here:
> **************************************************************************
> **************************************************************************
> generate_events run_01
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/home/cweiss/Software/Madgraph/MG5_aMC_v2_5_2/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1412, in onecmd
> return self.onecmd_orig(line, **opt)
> File "/home/cweiss/Software/Madgraph/MG5_aMC_v2_5_2/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1367, in onecmd_orig
> return func(arg, **opt)
> File "/home/cweiss/Software/Madgraph/MG5_aMC_v2_5_2/madgraph/interface/madevent_interface.py", line 2054, in do_generate_events
> if self.run_card['gridpack'] in self.true:
> File "/home/cweiss/Software/Madgraph/MG5_aMC_v2_5_2/madgraph/various/banner.py", line 1267, in __getitem__
> return dict.__getitem__(self, name.lower())
> KeyError: 'gridpack'
> Run Options
> -----------
> stdout_level : 20 (user set)
>
> MadEvent Options
> ----------------
> automatic_html_opening : True
> notification_center : True
> cluster_temp_path : None
> cluster_memory : None (user set)
> cluster_size : 100
> cluster_queue : None (user set)
> nb_core : 4 (user set)
> cluster_time : 4 (user set)
> run_mode : 2
>
> Configuration Options
> ---------------------
> text_editor : None
> cluster_local_path : None
> cluster_status_update : (600, 30)
> pythia8_path : None (user set)
> hwpp_path : None (user set)
> pythia-pgs_path : None (user set)
> td_path : None (user set)
> delphes_path : None (user set)
> thepeg_path : None (user set)
> cluster_type : condor
> madanalysis5_path : None (user set)
> cluster_nb_retry : 1
> eps_viewer : None
> web_browser : None
> syscalc_path : None (user set)
> madanalysis_path : None (user set)
> lhapdf : lhapdf-config
> f2py_compiler : None
> hepmc_path : None (user set)
> cluster_retry_wait : 300
> fortran_compiler : None
> auto_update : 7 (user set)
> exrootanalysis_path : None (user set)
> timeout : 60
> cpp_compiler : None
> #************************************************************
> #* MadGraph5_aMC@NLO *
> #* *
> #* * * *
> #* * * * * *
> #* * * * * 5 * * * * *
> #* * * * * *
> #* * * *
> #* *
> #* *
> #* VERSION 2.5.2 2016-12-10 *
> #* *
> #* The MadGraph5_aMC@NLO Development Team - Find us at *
> #* https://server06.fynu.ucl.ac.be/projects/madgraph *
> #* *
> #************************************************************
> #* *
> #* Command File for MadGraph5_aMC@NLO *
> #* *
> #* run as ./bin/mg5_aMC filename *
> #* *
> #************************************************************
> set group_subprocesses Auto
> set ignore_six_quark_processes False
> set loop_optimized_output True
> set loop_color_flows False
> set gauge unitary
> set complex_mass_scheme False
> set max_npoint_for_channel 0
> import model sm
> define p = g u c d s u~ c~ d~ s~
> define j = g u c d s u~ c~ d~ s~
> define l+ = e+ mu+
> define l- = e- mu-
> define vl = ve vm vt
> define vl~ = ve~ vm~ vt~
> define jb = j b b~
> generate e+ e- > j j j
> output jjj
> ######################################################################
> ## PARAM_CARD AUTOMATICALY GENERATED BY MG5 FOLLOWING UFO MODEL ####
> ######################################################################
> ## ##
> ## Width set on Auto will be computed following the information ##
> ## present in the decay.py files of the model. By default, ##
> ## this is only 1->2 decay modes. ##
> ## ##
> ######################################################################
>
> ###################################
> ## INFORMATION FOR LOOP
> ###################################
> Block loop
> 1 9.118800e+01 # MU_R
>
> ###################################
> ## INFORMATION FOR MASS
> ###################################
> Block mass
> 6 1.732000e+02 # MT
> 15 1.777000e+00 # MTA
> 23 9.118800e+01 # MZ
> 25 1.250000e+02 # MH
> ## Dependent parameters, given by model restrictions.
> ## Those values should be edited following the
> ## analytical expression. MG5 ignores those values
> ## but they are important for interfacing the output of MG5
> ## to external program such as Pythia.
> 1 0.000000 # d : 0.0
> 2 0.000000 # u : 0.0
> 3 0.000000 # s : 0.0
> 4 0.000000 # c : 0.0
> 5 0.000000 # b : 0.0
> 11 0.000000 # e- : 0.0
> 12 0.000000 # ve : 0.0
> 13 0.000000 # mu- : 0.0
> 14 0.000000 # vm : 0.0
> 16 0.000000 # vt : 0.0
> 21 0.000000 # g : 0.0
> 22 0.000000 # a : 0.0
> 24 80.419002 # w+ : cmath.sqrt(MZ__exp__2/2. + cmath.sqrt(MZ__exp__4/4. - (aEW*cmath.pi*MZ__exp__2)/(Gf*sqrt__2)))
> 82 0.000000 # gh : 0.0
>
> ###################################
> ## INFORMATION FOR SMINPUTS
> ###################################
> Block sminputs
> 1 1.325070e+02 # aEWM1
> 2 1.166390e-05 # Gf
> 3 1.180000e-01 # aS
>
> ###################################
> ## INFORMATION FOR YUKAWA
> ###################################
> Block yukawa
> 6 1.732000e+02 # ymt
> 15 1.777000e+00 # ymtau
>
> ###################################
> ## INFORMATION FOR DECAY
> ###################################
> DECAY 6 0.000000e+00 # WT
> DECAY 23 0.000000e+00 # WZ
> DECAY 24 0.000000e+00 # WW
> DECAY 25 0.000000e+00 # WH
> ## Dependent parameters, given by model restrictions.
> ## Those values should be edited following the
> ## analytical expression. MG5 ignores those values
> ## but they are important for interfacing the output of MG5
> ## to external program such as Pythia.
> DECAY 1 0.000000 # d : 0.0
> DECAY 2 0.000000 # u : 0.0
> DECAY 3 0.000000 # s : 0.0
> DECAY 4 0.000000 # c : 0.0
> DECAY 5 0.000000 # b : 0.0
> DECAY 11 0.000000 # e- : 0.0
> DECAY 12 0.000000 # ve : 0.0
> DECAY 13 0.000000 # mu- : 0.0
> DECAY 14 0.000000 # vm : 0.0
> DECAY 15 0.000000 # ta- : 0.0
> DECAY 16 0.000000 # vt : 0.0
> DECAY 21 0.000000 # g : 0.0
> DECAY 22 0.000000 # a : 0.0
> DECAY 82 0.000000 # gh : 0.0
> #===========================================================
> # QUANTUM NUMBERS OF NEW STATE(S) (NON SM PDG CODE)
> #===========================================================
>
> Block QNUMBERS 82 # gh
> 1 0 # 3 times electric charge
> 2 1 # number of spin states (2S+1)
> 3 8 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
> 4 1 # Particle/Antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)
> #***********************************************************************
> # MadGraph5_aMC@NLO *
> # *
> # run_card.dat aMC@NLO *
> # *
> # This file is used to set the parameters of the run. *
> # *
> # Some notation/conventions: *
> # *
> # Lines starting with a hash (#) are info or comments *
> # *
> # mind the format: value = variable ! comment *
> #***********************************************************************
> #
> #*******************
> # Running parameters
> #*******************
> #
> #***********************************************************************
> # Tag name for the run (one word) *
> #***********************************************************************
> tag_1 = run_tag ! name of the run
> #***********************************************************************
> # Number of events (and their normalization) and the required *
> # (relative) accuracy on the Xsec. *
> # These values are ignored for fixed order runs *
> #***********************************************************************
> 10000 = nevents ! Number of unweighted events requested
> -1 = req_acc ! Required accuracy (-1=auto determined from nevents)
> -1 = nevt_job! Max number of events per job in event generation.
> ! (-1= no split).
> average = event_norm ! Normalize events to sum or average to the X sect.
> #***********************************************************************
> # Number of points per itegration channel (ignored for aMC@NLO runs) *
> #***********************************************************************
> 0.003 = req_acc_FO ! Required accuracy (-1=ignored, and use the
> ! number of points and iter. below)
> # These numbers are ignored except if req_acc_FO is equal to -1
> 5000 = npoints_FO_grid ! number of points to setup grids
> 4 = niters_FO_grid ! number of iter. to setup grids
> 10000 = npoints_FO ! number of points to compute Xsec
> 6 = niters_FO ! number of iter. to compute Xsec
> #***********************************************************************
> # Random number seed *
> #***********************************************************************
> 0 = iseed ! rnd seed (0=assigned automatically=default))
> #***********************************************************************
> # Collider type and energy *
> #***********************************************************************
> 0 = lpp1 ! beam 1 type (0 = no PDF)
> 0 = lpp2 ! beam 2 type (0 = no PDF)
> 500 = ebeam1 ! beam 1 energy in GeV
> 500 = ebeam2 ! beam 2 energy in GeV
> #***********************************************************************
> # PDF choice: this automatically fixes also alpha_s(MZ) and its evol. *
> #***********************************************************************
> lhapdf = pdlabel ! PDF set
> 21100 = lhaid ! if pdlabel=lhapdf, this is the lhapdf number
> #***********************************************************************
> # Include the NLO Monte Carlo subtr. terms for the following parton *
> # shower (HERWIG6 | HERWIGPP | PYTHIA6Q | PYTHIA6PT | PYTHIA8) *
> # WARNING: PYTHIA6PT works only for processes without FSR!!!! *
> #***********************************************************************
> HERWIG6 = parton_shower
> #***********************************************************************
> # Renormalization and factorization scales *
> # (Default functional form for the non-fixed scales is the sum of *
> # the transverse masses of all final state particles and partons. This *
> # can be changed in SubProcesses/set_scales.f) *
> #***********************************************************************
> F = fixed_ren_scale ! if .true. use fixed ren scale
> F = fixed_fac_scale ! if .true. use fixed fac scale
> 91.188 = muR_ref_fixed ! fixed ren reference scale
> 91.188 = muF1_ref_fixed ! fixed fact reference scale for pdf1
> 91.188 = muF2_ref_fixed ! fixed fact reference scale for pdf2
> #***********************************************************************
> # Renormalization and factorization scales (advanced and NLO options) *
> #***********************************************************************
> F = fixed_QES_scale ! if .true. use fixed Ellis-Sexton scale
> 91.188 = QES_ref_fixed ! fixed Ellis-Sexton reference scale
> 1 = muR_over_ref ! ratio of current muR over reference muR
> 1 = muF1_over_ref ! ratio of current muF1 over reference muF1
> 1 = muF2_over_ref ! ratio of current muF2 over reference muF2
> 1 = QES_over_ref ! ratio of current QES over reference QES
> #***********************************************************************
> # Reweight flags to get scale dependence and PDF uncertainty *
> # For scale dependence: factor rw_scale_up/down around central scale *
> # For PDF uncertainty: use LHAPDF with supported set *
> #***********************************************************************
> .true. = reweight_scale ! reweight to get scale dependence
> 0.5 = rw_Rscale_down ! lower bound for ren scale variations
> 2.0 = rw_Rscale_up ! upper bound for ren scale variations
> 0.5 = rw_Fscale_down ! lower bound for fact scale variations
> 2.0 = rw_Fscale_up ! upper bound for fact scale variations
> .true. = reweight_PDF ! reweight to get PDF uncertainty
> 21101 = PDF_set_min ! First of the error PDF sets
> 21140 = PDF_set_max ! Last of the error PDF sets
> #***********************************************************************
> # Merging - WARNING! Applies merging only at the hard-event level. *
> # After showering an MLM-type merging should be applied as well. *
> # See http://amcatnlo.cern.ch/FxFx_merging.htm for more details. *
> #***********************************************************************
> 0 = ickkw ! 0 no merging, 3 FxFx merging
> #***********************************************************************
> #
> #***********************************************************************
> # BW cutoff (M+/-bwcutoff*Gamma) *
> #***********************************************************************
> 15 = bwcutoff
> #***********************************************************************
> # Cuts on the jets *
> # When matching to a parton shower, these generation cuts should be *
> # considerably softer than the analysis cuts. *
> # (more specific cuts can be specified in SubProcesses/cuts.f) *
> #***********************************************************************
> -1 = jetalgo ! FastJet jet algorithm (1=kT, 0=C/A, -1=anti-kT)
> 0.5 = jetradius ! The radius parameter for the jet algorithm
> 30 = ptj ! Min jet transverse momentum
> 4 = etaj ! Max jet abs(pseudo-rap) (a value .lt.0 means no cut)
> #***********************************************************************
> # Cuts on the charged leptons (e+, e-, mu+, mu-, tau+ and tau-) *
> # (more specific gen cuts can be specified in SubProcesses/cuts.f) *
> #***********************************************************************
> 0 = ptl ! Min lepton transverse momentum
> -1 = etal ! Max lepton abs(pseudo-rap) (a value .lt.0 means no cut)
> 0 = drll ! Min distance between opposite sign lepton pairs
> 30 = mll ! Min inv. mass of all oppositely charged lepton pairs
> #***********************************************************************
> # Photon-isolation cuts, according to hep-ph/9801442 *
> # When ptgmin=0, all the other parameters are ignored *
> #***********************************************************************
> 20 = ptgmin ! Min photon transverse momentum
> 2 = etagamma ! Max photon abs(pseudo-rap)
> 0.7 = R0gamma ! Radius of isolation code
> 1.0 = xn ! n parameter of eq.(3.4) in hep-ph/9801442
> 1.0 = epsgamma ! epsilon_gamma parameter of eq.(3.4) in hep-ph/9801442
> .true. = isoEM ! isolate photons from EM energy (photons and leptons)
> #***********************************************************************
> # maximal pdg code for quark to be considered as a jet *
> #***********************************************************************
> 5 = maxjetflavor
> #***********************************************************************
>
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