RunMC is an object oriented framework to generate and analyse
events produced in high-energy collisions using Monte Carlo
models.
RunMC can be used to run most recent versions of Monte Carlo models: PYTHIA, HERWIG,
ARIADNE, AROMA, LEPTO, CASCADE, PHOJET. The package
has been kept as simple as possible with minimal internal/external
dependencies, therefore, the Monte Carlo models are included together
with the main package;
The output of the Monte Carlo models
(the HEPEVT record) is transformed to a C/C++ output based
on the LorentzVector class from the
CLHEP
class library. Therefore, the Monte Carlo output can easily be integrated in
the experimental environment of future experiments.
RunMC can fill 1D and 2D
histograms. One can calculate cross sections, as well as
just histograms for the numbers of events.
RunMC can create ntuples (ROOT trees) and analyse them.
RunMC has a steering card editor to change
initial parameters of Monte Carlo models.
Physics calculations, MC tunings, histogram definitions, etc.
can be loaded to RunMC with the same ease as
a document can be opened in the Microsoft Word
program.
In this approach, it is fairly simple to
share complicated physics calculations between the
users.
See RMC modules.
One can see the histograms filled in real-time update mode. One can stop
Monte Carlo runs at any time. The status bar shows the fraction of
the processed events.
RunMC contains many physics packages
for the event shape, jet reconstruction, heavy-flavor physics etc.
HZTOOL can also be loaded to RunMC as
an external RMC module. Fast detector simulation based on
SIMDET
can also be loaded to RunMC.