4. Models

To test the different jet-finder algorithms and to evaluate their performance/applicability different event generators are used. 
It is planned to "embedd" the PYTHIA p+p "jet" event into the HIJING heavy ion "background" event to have a handle on the efficiency/applicability of the different jetfinders in a high multiplicity enviroment.

These event generators and the settings used for this study are descriped in detail in the following subsections. A ROOT interface exists for all used event generators, the one to PYTHIA 6.1 is included in the official ROOT release, the one to HIJING is a private version of ALICE.

4.1 PYTHIA

A Monte Carlo model for the simulation of elementary collisions (ee,pp) based on the LUND string fragmentation model.
A detailed and very informative documentation exists which also explains most of the physics involved.
I'm currently using version 6.1??, there exists a newer version 6.2?? which would require some changes in the ROOT interface TPythia6.
Detailed description of model parameters and used code still missing...

4.2 HIJING

A Monte Carlo model for the simulation of heavy ion collisions at LHC and RHIC energies.
There exists only a short online documentation .
I'm currently using version 1.35, maybe one should go to 1.36, but I don't have the sources available.
Detailed description of model parameters and used code still missing...



Thorsten Kollegger
Constantin Loizides
IKF - University of Frankfurt
Last updated: 10/30/2002 03:06pm EDT