The basic idea behind this meeting is to communicate the experience we have in doing NLO fixed-order, matched and merged calculations using different one-loop `engines' interfaced to the Sherpa Monte Carlo event generator.
From Sherpa side, we wish to hear any Sherpa-specific problem and/or question you may have. We would like to get feedback on what could be improved in combining your and our parts of the computation. Where do you see bottlenecks that can be avoided.
The Sherpa presentations shall mainly focus on presenting NLO merging and parton shower matching issues to bring these (new) approaches closer to the NLO community.
Of course, the discussion will be open to address other issues as well, for example issues related to the BLHA2, or NLO (one-loop) calculational technicalities and advances (evaluation times, feasibility, limitations etc.) or, most importantly, to present interesting LHC phenomenology.
In summary, feel free to present your most beloved material, and bring forward your Sherpa-specific questions.
From Sherpa side, we wish to hear any Sherpa-specific problem and/or question you may have. We would like to get feedback on what could be improved in combining your and our parts of the computation. Where do you see bottlenecks that can be avoided.
The Sherpa presentations shall mainly focus on presenting NLO merging and parton shower matching issues to bring these (new) approaches closer to the NLO community.
Of course, the discussion will be open to address other issues as well, for example issues related to the BLHA2, or NLO (one-loop) calculational technicalities and advances (evaluation times, feasibility, limitations etc.) or, most importantly, to present interesting LHC phenomenology.
In summary, feel free to present your most beloved material, and bring forward your Sherpa-specific questions.
