UFO 2.0: the ‘Universal Feynman Output’ format

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Contributors

  • Luc Darmé - , Institute of Physics of the 2 Infinities of Lyon (Author)
  • Céline Degrande - , Université catholique de Louvain (Author)
  • Claude Duhr - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Benjamin Fuks - , Sorbonne Université (Author)
  • Mark Goodsell - , Sorbonne Université (Author)
  • Gudrun Heinrich - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Valentin Hirschi - , University of Bern (Author)
  • Stefan Höche - , Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Author)
  • Marius Höfer - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Joshua Isaacson - , Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Author)
  • Olivier Mattelaer - , Université catholique de Louvain (Author)
  • Thorsten Ohl - , University of Würzburg (Author)
  • Davide Pagani - , National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Author)
  • Jürgen Reuter - , German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) (Author)
  • Peter Richardson - , Durham University (Author)
  • Steffen Schumann - , University of Göttingen (Author)
  • Hua Sheng Shao - , Sorbonne Université (Author)
  • Frank Siegert - , Chair of Particle Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Marco Zaro - , University of Milan (Author)

Abstract

We present an update of the Universal FeynRules Output model format, commonly known as the UFO format, that is used by several automated matrix-element generators and high-energy physics software. We detail different features that have been proposed as extensions of the initial format during the last ten years, and collect them in the current second version of the model format that we coin the Universal Feynman Output format. Following the initial philosophy of the UFO, they consist of flexible and modular additions to address particle decays, custom propagators, form factors, the renormalisation group running of parameters and masses, and higher-order quantum corrections.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number631
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume83
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023
Peer-reviewedYes