IndexError: list index out of range when decaying Events with madspin

Asked by Khawla Jaffel

Hello,

I am trying to genrate NLO QCD process, eveything works fine in madspin up to decaying the events i get this error !
by the way i tested 2 mg versions and the same job for mg v2.7.3 and v2.6.5 failed with the same error

INFO:
INFO: Decaying the events...
Command "launch auto -c" interrupted with error:
IndexError : list index out of range
Please report this bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/mg5amcnlo
More information is found in '/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/HToZATo2L2B_800p00_700p00_20p00_bbH4F_TuneCP5_13TeV-amcatnlo_pythia8/run_03_tag_2_debug.log'.
Please attach this file to your report.
INFO:
quit

#************************************************************
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#* VERSION 2.7.3 2020-06-21 *
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#* The MadGraph5_aMC@NLO Development Team - Find us at *
#* https://server06.fynu.ucl.ac.be/projects/madgraph *
#* and *
#* http://amcatnlo.cern.ch *
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#************************************************************
#* *
#* Command File for aMCatNLO *
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#* run as ./bin/aMCatNLO.py filename *
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launch auto -c
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1515, in onecmd
    return self.onecmd_orig(line, **opt)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1464, in onecmd_orig
    return func(arg, **opt)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/amcatnlo_run_interface.py", line 1708, in do_launch
    self.exec_cmd('decay_events -from_cards', postcmd=False)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1544, in exec_cmd
    stop = Cmd.onecmd_orig(current_interface, line, **opt)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1464, in onecmd_orig
    return func(arg, **opt)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/common_run_interface.py", line 3705, in do_decay_events
    madspin_cmd.import_command_file(path)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1661, in import_command_file
    self.exec_cmd(line, precmd=True)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1544, in exec_cmd
    stop = Cmd.onecmd_orig(current_interface, line, **opt)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/interface/extended_cmd.py", line 1464, in onecmd_orig
    return func(arg, **opt)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/madgraph/various/misc.py", line 100, in f_with_no_logger
    out = f(self, *args, **opt)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/MadSpin/interface_madspin.py", line 637, in do_launch
    generate_all.run()
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/MadSpin/decay.py", line 2128, in run
    self.ending_run()
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/MadSpin/decay.py", line 2134, in ending_run
    efficiency = self.decaying_events(self.inverted_decay_mapping)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/MadSpin/decay.py", line 2257, in decaying_events
    output = self.loadfortran( 'unweighting', decay_me['path'], stdin_text)
  File "/nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/MadSpin/decay.py", line 3333, in loadfortran
    nexternal=int(firstline[0])
IndexError: list index out of range
Value of current Options:
              text_editor : vim
      notification_center : True
       cluster_local_path : /cvmfs/cp3.uclouvain.be/madgraph/
  default_unset_couplings : 99
       group_subprocesses : Auto
ignore_six_quark_processes : False
    loop_optimized_output : True
    cluster_status_update : (900, 60)
         fortran_compiler : None
               hepmc_path : None
                  collier : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/HEPTools/lib
              auto_update : 7
             pythia8_path : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/HEPTools/pythia8
                hwpp_path : None
low_mem_multicore_nlo_generation : False
                    golem : None
          pythia-pgs_path : None
                  td_path : None
             delphes_path : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/Delphes
              thepeg_path : None
             cluster_type : slurm
        madanalysis5_path : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/HEPTools/madanalysis5/madanalysis5
      exrootanalysis_path : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/ExRootAnalysis
                      OLP : MadLoop
                 applgrid : applgrid-config
               eps_viewer : None
                  fastjet : None
                 run_mode : 1
              web_browser : None
   automatic_html_opening : False
        cluster_temp_path : None
             cluster_size : 150
            cluster_queue : cp3
             syscalc_path : None
         madanalysis_path : None
                   lhapdf : /nfs/user/kjaffel/lhapdf-6.3.0-sl7_amd64_gcc73/bin/lhapdf-config
             stdout_level : 20
                  nb_core : 5
            f2py_compiler : /home/ucl/cp3/kjaffel/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/f2py
                    ninja : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/HEPTools/lib
                  amcfast : amcfast-config
       cluster_retry_wait : 300
      output_dependencies : external
           crash_on_error : False
mg5amc_py8_interface_path : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3/HEPTools/MG5aMC_PY8_interface
         loop_color_flows : False
                  samurai : None
         cluster_nb_retry : 1
                 mg5_path : /nfs/user/kjaffel/MG5_aMC_v2_7_3
                  timeout : 60
                    gauge : unitary
      complex_mass_scheme : False
             cpp_compiler : None
   max_npoint_for_channel : 0
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#* VERSION 2.7.3 2020-06-21 *
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#* The MadGraph5_aMC@NLO Development Team - Find us at *
#* https://server06.fynu.ucl.ac.be/projects/madgraph *
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#************************************************************
#* *
#* Command File for MadGraph5_aMC@NLO *
#* *
#* 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 2HDMtII_NLO
generate p p > h2 > h3 Z b b~ [QCD] @0
output HToZATo2L2B_800p00_700p00_20p00_bbH4F_TuneCP5_13TeV-amcatnlo_py\
thia8 -nojpeg
######################################################################
## PARAM_CARD AUTOMATICALY GENERATED BY MG5 ####
######################################################################
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## INFORMATION FOR FRBLOCK
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BLOCK FRBLOCK #
      1 2.000000e+01 # tanbeta
      2 9.999500e-01 # sinbma
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR HIGGS
###################################
BLOCK HIGGS #
      1 2.484630e-01 # l2
      2 2.314350e+00 # l3
      3 0.000000e+00 # lr7
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR LOOP
###################################
BLOCK LOOP #
      1 9.118800e+01 # mu_r
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR MASS
###################################
BLOCK MASS #
      5 4.700000e+00 # mb
      6 1.720000e+02 # mt
      23 9.118760e+01 # mz
      25 1.250000e+02 # mh1
      35 8.000000e+02 # mh2
      36 7.000000e+02 # mh3
      37 1.500000e+02 # mhc
      1 0.000000e+00 # d : 0.0
      2 0.000000e+00 # u : 0.0
      3 0.000000e+00 # s : 0.0
      4 0.000000e+00 # c : 0.0
      11 0.000000e+00 # e- : 0.0
      12 0.000000e+00 # ve : 0.0
      13 0.000000e+00 # mu- : 0.0
      14 0.000000e+00 # vm : 0.0
      15 0.000000e+00 # ta- : 0.0
      16 0.000000e+00 # vt : 0.0
      21 0.000000e+00 # g : 0.0
      22 0.000000e+00 # a : 0.0
      24 7.982466e+01 # w+ : cmath.sqrt(mz__exp__2/2. + cmath.sqrt(mz__exp__4/4. - (aew*cmath.pi*mz__exp__2)/(gf*sqrt__2)))
      9000002 9.118760e+01 # ghz : mz
      9000003 7.982466e+01 # ghwp : mw
      9000004 7.982466e+01 # ghwm : mw
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR SMINPUTS
###################################
BLOCK SMINPUTS #
      1 1.279000e+02 # aewm1
      2 1.166390e-05 # gf
      3 1.180000e-01 # as
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR YUKAWA
###################################
BLOCK YUKAWA #
      5 4.700000e+00 # ymb
      6 1.720000e+02 # ymt
      15 1.777000e+00 # ymtau
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR DECAY
###################################
DECAY 6 1.508336e+00 # wt
DECAY 23 2.495200e+00 # wz
DECAY 24 2.085000e+00 # ww
DECAY 25 1.000000e+00 # wh1
DECAY 35 5.717485e+00 # wh2
DECAY 36 4.941925e+00 # wh3
DECAY 37 1.000000e+00 # whc
DECAY 1 0.000000e+00 # d : 0.0
DECAY 2 0.000000e+00 # u : 0.0
DECAY 3 0.000000e+00 # s : 0.0
DECAY 4 0.000000e+00 # c : 0.0
DECAY 5 0.000000e+00 # b : 0.0
DECAY 11 0.000000e+00 # e- : 0.0
DECAY 12 0.000000e+00 # ve : 0.0
DECAY 13 0.000000e+00 # mu- : 0.0
DECAY 14 0.000000e+00 # vm : 0.0
DECAY 15 0.000000e+00 # ta- : 0.0
DECAY 16 0.000000e+00 # vt : 0.0
DECAY 21 0.000000e+00 # g : 0.0
DECAY 22 0.000000e+00 # a : 0.0
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 9000001
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BLOCK QNUMBERS 9000001 # gha
      1 0 # 3 times electric charge
      2 1 # number of spin states (2s+1)
      3 1 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
      4 1 # particle/antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 9000002
###################################
BLOCK QNUMBERS 9000002 # ghz
      1 0 # 3 times electric charge
      2 1 # number of spin states (2s+1)
      3 1 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
      4 1 # particle/antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 9000003
###################################
BLOCK QNUMBERS 9000003 # ghwp
      1 3 # 3 times electric charge
      2 1 # number of spin states (2s+1)
      3 1 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
      4 1 # particle/antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 9000004
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BLOCK QNUMBERS 9000004 # ghwm
      1 -3 # 3 times electric charge
      2 1 # number of spin states (2s+1)
      3 1 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
      4 1 # particle/antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 82
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BLOCK QNUMBERS 82 # ghg
      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)
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 37
###################################
BLOCK QNUMBERS 37 # h+
      1 3 # 3 times electric charge
      2 1 # number of spin states (2s+1)
      3 1 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
      4 1 # particle/antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 35
###################################
BLOCK QNUMBERS 35 # h2
      1 0 # 3 times electric charge
      2 1 # number of spin states (2s+1)
      3 1 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
      4 0 # particle/antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)
###################################
## INFORMATION FOR QNUMBERS 36
###################################
BLOCK QNUMBERS 36 # h3
      1 0 # 3 times electric charge
      2 1 # number of spin states (2s+1)
      3 1 # colour rep (1: singlet, 3: triplet, 8: octet)
      4 0 # particle/antiparticle distinction (0=own anti)

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Thanks,
Khawla

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Olivier Mattelaer (olivier-mattelaer) said :
#1

Can you test with 2.9.3?
With that version, I do not reproduce the issue.

Cheers,

Olivier

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Khawla Jaffel (kjaffel) said :
#2

Thanks Olivier for the fast replay !
The thing is that i am generating gridpacks and cms stuck with mg v2_6_5 (mainly )/ v2.7.3 (still in transition )

Is there's a patch for this issue or a simple way to go around this using one of these version ?

Cheers,
Khawla

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Olivier Mattelaer (olivier-mattelaer) said :
#3

Sorry they are too many bug report/patch to be able to track down all of them such that they can be backported into old version (if the patch implemented is event back-portable). Please ask support for the CMS MC team, I know that they also have some 2.8.x version available (at least) so you should ask them if/how you can use a more up-to-date version of the code.

Olivier

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