custom pt cuts and "launch ends with non zero status: 1. Stop all computations" error

Dear all,

this question is similar to https://answers.launchpad.net/mg5amcnlo/+question/446723. Sorry for creating a new thread, but I have the same problem as the original question and the fix suggested there does not seem to help. At least not in a straightforward way.

I am generating a NLO process

 p p > mu+ mu- e+ ve [QCD]

and I am trying to generate events for which the total pT of the two muons is above say 250 GeV, but it often crashes. I tried to implement the solution on the linked question (set tau_min_j to 500 GeV) but it still crashes.

debug log:

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#* Command File for aMCatNLO *
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#* run as ./bin/aMCatNLO.py filename *
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launch
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/bin/internal/extended_cmd.py", line 1514, in onecmd
    return self.onecmd_orig(line, **opt)
  File "/home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/bin/internal/extended_cmd.py", line 1463, in onecmd_orig
    return func(arg, **opt)
  File "/home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/bin/internal/amcatnlo_run_interface.py", line 1679, in do_launch
    evt_file = self.run(mode, options)
  File "/home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/bin/internal/amcatnlo_run_interface.py", line 1910, in run
    self.run_all_jobs(jobs_to_run,mint_step,fixed_order=False)
  File "/home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/bin/internal/amcatnlo_run_interface.py", line 2116, in run_all_jobs
    self.wait_for_complete(run_type)
  File "/home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/bin/internal/amcatnlo_run_interface.py", line 4657, in wait_for_complete
    self.cluster.wait(self.me_dir, update_status)
  File "/home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/bin/internal/cluster.py", line 822, in wait
    raise Exception, self.fail_msg
Exception: program /home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/taumintestsm/SubProcesses/P0_udx_mupmumepve/ajob1 5 F 0 2 launch ends with non zero status: 1. Stop all computation
Value of current Options:
              text_editor : None
              web_browser : None
        cluster_temp_path : None
                  timeout : 60
       cluster_local_path : None
            cluster_queue : None
         madanalysis_path : None
                   lhapdf : lhapdf-config
             cluster_size : 100
           cluster_memory : None
                    pjfry : None
    cluster_status_update : (600, 30)
             cluster_time : None
            f2py_compiler : None
                    ninja : /home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5/HEPTools/lib
               hepmc_path : None
             pythia8_path : None
                hwpp_path : None
   automatic_html_opening : False
       cluster_retry_wait : 300
             stdout_level : None
          pythia-pgs_path : None
                 mg5_path : /home/aglioti/Desktop/MG5_aMC_v2_6_5
                  td_path : None
             delphes_path : None
              thepeg_path : None
             cluster_type : condor
        madanalysis5_path : None
      exrootanalysis_path : None
         fortran_compiler : None
                  nb_core : 32
                  collier : None
              auto_update : 7
         cluster_nb_retry : 1
               eps_viewer : None
             syscalc_path : None
                    golem : None
             cpp_compiler : None
      notification_center : True
                 run_mode : 2
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#* Command File for MadGraph5_aMC@NLO *
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#* run as ./bin/mg5_aMC filename *
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set default_unset_couplings 99
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~
import model loop_sm
generate p p > mu+ mu- e+ ve [QCD]
output taumintestsm
######################################################################
## 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. ##
## See arXiv:1402.1178 for more details. ##
## ##
######################################################################

###################################
## INFORMATION FOR LOOP
###################################
Block loop
    1 9.118800e+01 # MU_R

###################################
## INFORMATION FOR MASS
###################################
Block mass
    5 4.700000e+00 # MB
    6 1.730000e+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
  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)))

###################################
## 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
    5 4.700000e+00 # ymb
    6 1.730000e+02 # ymt
   15 1.777000e+00 # ymtau

###################################
## INFORMATION FOR DECAY
###################################
DECAY 6 1.491500e+00 # WT
DECAY 23 2.441404e+00 # WZ
DECAY 24 2.047600e+00 # WW
DECAY 25 6.382339e-03 # 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
#===========================================================
# 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 *
# *
# Some of the values of variables can be list. These can either be *
# comma or space separated. *
# *
# To display additional parameter, you can use the command: *
# update to_full *
#***********************************************************************
#
#*******************
# Running parameters
#*******************
#
#***********************************************************************
# Tag name for the run (one word) *
#***********************************************************************
  tag_1 = run_tag ! name of the run
#***********************************************************************
# Number of LHE 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
 -1.0 = req_acc ! Required accuracy (-1=auto determined from nevents)
 -1 = nevt_job! Max number of events per job in event generation.
                 ! (-1= no split).
#***********************************************************************
# Normalize the weights of LHE events such that they sum or average to *
# the total cross section *
#***********************************************************************
 average = event_norm ! valid settings: average, sum, bias
#***********************************************************************
# Number of points per itegration channel (ignored for aMC@NLO runs) *
#***********************************************************************
 0.01 = 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 *
#***********************************************************************
 1 = lpp1 ! beam 1 type (0 = no PDF)
 1 = lpp2 ! beam 2 type (0 = no PDF)
 7000.0 = ebeam1 ! beam 1 energy in GeV
 7000.0 = ebeam2 ! beam 2 energy in GeV
#***********************************************************************
# PDF choice: this automatically fixes also alpha_s(MZ) and its evol. *
#***********************************************************************
 nn23nlo = pdlabel ! PDF set
 244600 = lhaid ! If pdlabel=lhapdf, this is the lhapdf number. Only
              ! numbers for central PDF sets are allowed. Can be a list;
              ! PDF sets beyond the first are included via reweighting.
#***********************************************************************
# 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
  1.0 = shower_scale_factor ! multiply default shower starting
                                  ! scale by this factor
#***********************************************************************
# Renormalization and factorization scales *
# (Default functional form for the non-fixed scales is the sum of *
# the transverse masses divided by two of all final state particles *
# and partons. This can be changed in SubProcesses/set_scales.f or via *
# dynamical_scale_choice option) *
#***********************************************************************
 False = fixed_ren_scale ! if .true. use fixed ren scale
 False = fixed_fac_scale ! if .true. use fixed fac scale
 91.118 = muR_ref_fixed ! fixed ren reference scale
 91.118 = muF_ref_fixed ! fixed fact reference scale
 -1 = dynamical_scale_choice ! Choose one (or more) of the predefined
           ! dynamical choices. Can be a list; scale choices beyond the
           ! first are included via reweighting
 1.0 = muR_over_ref ! ratio of current muR over reference muR
 1.0 = muF_over_ref ! ratio of current muF over reference muF
#***********************************************************************
# Reweight variables for scale dependence and PDF uncertainty *
#***********************************************************************
 1.0, 2.0, 0.5 = rw_rscale ! muR factors to be included by reweighting
 1.0, 2.0, 0.5 = rw_fscale ! muF factors to be included by reweighting
 True = reweight_scale ! Reweight to get scale variation using the
            ! rw_rscale and rw_fscale factors. Should be a list of
            ! booleans of equal length to dynamical_scale_choice to
            ! specify for which choice to include scale dependence.
 False = reweight_PDF ! Reweight to get PDF uncertainty. Should be a
            ! list booleans of equal length to lhaid to specify for
            ! which PDF set to include the uncertainties.
#***********************************************************************
# Store reweight information in the LHE file for off-line model- *
# parameter reweighting at NLO+PS accuracy *
#***********************************************************************
 False = store_rwgt_info ! Store info for reweighting in LHE file
#***********************************************************************
# ickkw parameter: *
# 0: No merging *
# 3: FxFx 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 details. *
# 4: UNLOPS merging (with pythia8 only). No interface from within *
# MG5_aMC available, but available in Pythia8. *
# -1: NNLL+NLO jet-veto computation. See arxiv:1412.8408 [hep-ph]. *
#***********************************************************************
 0 = ickkw
#***********************************************************************
#
#***********************************************************************
# BW cutoff (M+/-bwcutoff*Gamma). Determines which resonances are *
# written in the LHE event file *
#***********************************************************************
 15.0 = bwcutoff
#***********************************************************************
# Cuts on the jets. Jet clustering is performed by FastJet. *
# - 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 *
#***********************************************************************
  1.0 = jetalgo ! FastJet jet algorithm (1=kT, 0=C/A, -1=anti-kT)
  0.7 = jetradius ! The radius parameter for the jet algorithm
 10.0 = ptj ! Min jet transverse momentum
 -1.0 = 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 cuts can be specified in SubProcesses/cuts.f *
#***********************************************************************
  0.0 = ptl ! Min lepton transverse momentum
 -1.0 = etal ! Max lepton abs(pseudo-rap) (a value .lt.0 means no cut)
  0.0 = drll ! Min distance between opposite sign lepton pairs
  0.0 = drll_sf ! Min distance between opp. sign same-flavor lepton pairs
  0.0 = mll ! Min inv. mass of all opposite sign lepton pairs
 60.0 = mll_sf ! Min inv. mass of all opp. sign same-flavor lepton pairs
#***********************************************************************
# Photon-isolation cuts, according to hep-ph/9801442. When ptgmin=0, *
# all the other parameters are ignored. *
# More specific cuts can be specified in SubProcesses/cuts.f *
#***********************************************************************
 20.0 = ptgmin ! Min photon transverse momentum
 -1.0 = etagamma ! Max photon abs(pseudo-rap)
  0.4 = 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)
#***********************************************************************
# Cuts associated to MASSIVE particles identified by their PDG codes. *
# All cuts are applied to both particles and anti-particles, so use *
# POSITIVE PDG CODES only. Example of the syntax is {6 : 100} or *
# {6:100, 25:200} for multiple particles *
#***********************************************************************
  {} = pt_min_pdg ! Min pT for a massive particle
  {} = pt_max_pdg ! Max pT for a massive particle
  {} = mxx_min_pdg ! inv. mass for any pair of (anti)particles
#***********************************************************************
# For aMCfast+APPLGRID use in PDF fitting (http://amcfast.hepforge.org)*
#***********************************************************************
 0 = iappl ! aMCfast switch (0=OFF, 1=prepare grids, 2=fill grids)
#***********************************************************************

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cuts.f:

c$$$ endif
c$$$ endif
c$$$ enddo
c

      if(((P(1,3)+P(1,4))**2d0+(P(2,3)+P(2,4))**2d0).lt.(0**2d0))then
  passcuts_user=.false.
  return
      endif

      if(((P(0,3)+P(0,4))**2d0-((P(1,3)+P(1,4))**2d0)-((P(2,3)+P(2,4))**2d0)-((P(3,3)+P(3,4))**2d0)).gt.(120**2d0))then
  passcuts_user=.false.
  return
      endif

      if(((P(0,5)+P(0,6))**2d0-((P(1,5)+P(1,6))**2d0)-((P(2,5)+P(2,6))**2d0)-((P(3,5)+P(3,6))**2d0)).gt.(120**2d0))then
  passcuts_user=.false.
  return
      endif

      if(((P(0,5)+P(0,6))**2d0-((P(1,5)+P(1,6))**2d0)-((P(2,5)+P(2,6))**2d0)-((P(3,5)+P(3,6))**2d0)).lt.(60**2d0))then
  passcuts_user=.false.
  return
      endif

      return
      end

--------

setcuts.f:

            enddo
            stot = 4d0*ebeam(1)*ebeam(2)
            tau_Born_lower_bound=taumin(iFKS,ichan)**2/stot
            taumin_j(iFKS,ichan)=500d0
            tau_lower_bound=taumin_j(iFKS,ichan)**2/stot
c
c Also find the minimum lower bound if all internal s-channel particles
c were on-shell

Thanks for you help,

Alfredo