MCnet 07

Apr 18, 2007, 9:00 AM → Apr 20, 2007, 1:00 PM Europe/London

OC 218 (IPPP, Durham University)

The 1st MCNet school on the Physics and Techniques of Event Generators.

Wed, April 18

First Session

1 Introduction to Monte Carlo Event Generators (1)

Speaker: Prof. Bryan Webber (Cambridge University)

Paper MCproblems.pdf

Problems MCproblems.pdf

Slides MClecture1.pdf

2 Why Does the Mathematics of Probability Have (Any) Explanatory and Predictive Power for Financial Derivatives Markets (At All)?

Speaker: Dr Bryan Lynn (Merrill Lynch Global Markets and Investment Banking)

outline MonteCarloConference_17April07_Summary.doc

Slides BWLynn_IPPPDurham_MonteCarloSchool_18April07.doc

11:00 AM Coffee Break

3 Introduction to Monte Carlo Event Generators (2)

Speaker: Prof. Bryan Webber (Cambridge University)

Slides MClecture2.pdf

12:30 PM Lunch Break

Second Session

4 Minimum Bias and Underlying Event (1)

Speaker: Prof. Rick Field (University of Florida)

Slides MCnet07_RickField_1.ppt

5 C++ Event Generator Practial

7:00 PM Dinner

Evening meal at Grey college

Thu, April 19

Third Session

6 Introduction to Monte Carlo Event Generators (3)

Speaker: Prof. Bryan Webber (Cambridge University)

Slides MClecture3.pdf

7 Bs Mixing at CDF: The need for MC

Speaker: Dr Sinead Farrington (Liverpool University)

Slides sinead_mcnet_durham_apr07.ppt

10:30 AM Coffee Break

8 Parameter Optimisation in Monte Carlo Event Generators

Speaker: Mr Hendrik Hoeth (Wuppertal)

Slides MCnetSchool_tuning.pdf.pdf

9 Introduction to Monte Carlo Event Generators (4)

Speaker: Prof. Bryan Webber (Cambridge University)

Slides MClecture4.pdf

12:30 PM Lunch Break

Fourth Session

10 Rivet and RivetGun Practical

Speaker: Dr Lars Sonnenschein (CERN)

7:00 PM Dinner

Fri, April 20

Fifth Session

11 Introduction to Monte Carlo Event Generators

Speaker: Prof. Bryan Webber (Cambridge University)

Slides MClecture5.pdf

12 Minimum Bias and Underlying Event (2)

Speaker: Prof. Rick Field (University of Florida)

Slides MCnet07_RickField_2.ppt

11:00 AM Coffee Break

13 NLO Monte Carlo

Speaker: Prof. Mike Seymour (CERN and Manchester University)

Slides talk.pdf

12:30 PM Lunch Break