Robust Independent Validation of Experiment and Theory: Rivet version 3

• Published in: SciPost physics Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 026
• Main Authors: Bierlich, Christian, Buckley, Andy, Butterworth, Jonathan, Christensen, Christian Holm, Corpe, Louie, Grellscheid, David, Grosse-Oetringhaus, Jan Fiete, Gutschow, Christian, Karczmarczyk, Przemyslaw, Klein, Jochen, Lönnblad, Leif, Pollard, Christopher Samuel, Richardson, Peter, Schulz, Holger, Siegert, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SciPost Foundation 11.02.2020; SciPost
• Subjects: Fysik; High Energy Physics - Experiment; High Energy Physics - Phenomenology; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Physical Sciences; Physics; PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Subatomic Physics; Subatomär fysik
• ISSN: 2542-4653; 2542-4653
• DOI: 10.21468/SciPostPhys.8.2.026

First released in 2010, the Rivet library forms an important repository for analysis code, facilitating comparisons between measurements of the final state in particle collisions and theoretical calculations of those final states. We give an overview of Rivet's current design and implementation, its uptake for analysis preservation and physics results, and summarise recent developments including propagation of MC systematic-uncertainty weights, heavy-ion and ep physics, and systems for detector emulation. In addition, we provide a short user guide that supplements and updates the Rivet user manual.