PHOTOS as a pocket parton shower: flexibility tests for the algorithm

In this note we will recall the main tests that document robustness and flexibility of the PHOTOS design. This aspect may be of broader use and may find extensions in future applications, also outside the simple case of purely QED bremsstrahlung in decays. The components of the PHOTOS algorithm will be presented using operator language. The results of some flexibility tests, not documented before, will also be presented

TAUOLA the library for tau lepton decay, and KKMC/KORALB/KORALZ/... status report

The status of the Monte Carlo programs for the simulation of the $\tau$ lepton production in high energy accelerator experiments and decay is reviewed. In particular, the status of the following packages is discussed: (i) TAUOLA for tau-lepton decay, (ii) PHOTOS for radiative corrections in decays, (iii) KORALB, KORALZ, KKMC packages for tau-pair production in e+e- collisions and (iv) universal interface of TAUOLA for the decay of tau-leptons produced by``any'' generator. Special emphasis on requirements from new and future experiments is given. Some considerations about the software organization necessary to keep simultaneously distinct physics initializations for TAUOLA are also included

Deep learning approach to the Higgs boson CP measurement in H to tau tau decay and associated systematics

The H to tau tau decays form the prime channel for the measurement of the Higgs boson state and tests of the CP invariance of Higgs boson couplings. A previous study has shown the viability of deep learning techniques for the measurement. In this paper, the study is expanded. Effects due to the partial modelling of experimental effects are discussed. Furthermore, systematics due to ? decay modelling for complex cascade decays to tau^pm to a_1^pm nu_tau to rho^0 pi^pm nu_tau to 3pi^\pm nu_tau are also addressed. Various parameterisations are considered using low-energy collision data.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figure

Ascertaining the spin for new resonances decaying into tau+ tau- at Hadron Colliders

Evidence of a new particle with mass ~125 GeV decaying into a pair of tau leptons at the Large Hadron Collider spurs interest in ascertaining its spin in this channel. Here we present a comparative study between spin-0 and spin-2 nature of this new particle, using spin correlations and decay product directions. The TauSpinner algorithm is used to re-weight distributions from qqbar -> gamma/Z -> tau+ tau- sample to simulate a spin-2 state exchange. The method is based on supplementing the Standard Model matrix elements with those arising from presence of a new interaction. Studies with simulated samples demonstrate the discrimination power between these spin hypotheses based on data collected at the Large Hadron Collider.Comment: 17 pages, 16 encapsulated postscript figure