HepMC filter
HepMC filter is a simple application that reads a file in HepMC format and selects the events that satisfy certain criteria. The idea is to reduce the number of events we need to process after the selection.
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Getting and Compiling
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HepMC filter
- tau1.hep.utexas.edu:
NOTE: To download the source file you need to have an access to the ATLAS Subversion system.
1. Set up SVNROOT global variable that points to the ATLAS user's repository
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3. The remaining steps are similar to the case with the tau1 machine.
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Running the filter
In the 'share' subdirectory you will find 'dilepton_filter.sh'. You need to modify this file to star processing the data.
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4. The filter will stop at some point and you should be able to find skimmed files in the output directory. The running timescale depends on number of events you have in the input. In my case, it was roughly 10 mins for about 100,000 input events.
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Tips & Tricks
- Filter efficiency
The 'share' subdirectory contains python script that calculates filter efficiency. This The efficiency can be achieved by calculated by running 'efficiency.py' on 'my_details_output.txt' file
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HepMC_Filter-00-00-01 | HepMC Dilpton filter (exactly two leptons in final state; electrons, muons and taus are allowed) |
HepMC_Filter-00-00-02 | Two leptons inclusive; Lepton pt > 5 GeV |
HepMC_Filter-00-00-03 | Two leptons inclusive; Lepton pt > 10 GeV |
Useful links
- HepMC Filter in SVN - https://svnweb.cern.ch/trac/atlasusr/browser/yuraic/ttH/Projects/HepMC_Filter/
- HepMC package - https://savannah.cern.ch/projects/hepmc/