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UFO 2.0: the ‘Universal Feynman Output’ format

Darmé, Luc; Degrande, Céline; Duhr, Claude; Fuks, Benjamin; Goodsell, Mark; Heinrich, Gudrun; Hirschi, Valentin; Höche, Stefan; Höfer, Marius; Isaacson, Joshua; Mattelaer, Olivier; Ohl, Thorsten; Pagani, Davide; Reuter, Jürgen; Richardson, Peter; Schumann, Steffen; Shao, Hua-Sheng; Siegert, Frank; Zaro, Marco

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Authors

Luc Darmé

Céline Degrande

Claude Duhr

Benjamin Fuks

Mark Goodsell

Gudrun Heinrich

Valentin Hirschi

Stefan Höche

Marius Höfer

Joshua Isaacson

Olivier Mattelaer

Thorsten Ohl

Davide Pagani

Jürgen Reuter

Steffen Schumann

Hua-Sheng Shao

Frank Siegert

Marco Zaro



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.

Citation

Darmé, L., Degrande, C., Duhr, C., Fuks, B., Goodsell, M., Heinrich, G., …Zaro, M. (2023). UFO 2.0: the ‘Universal Feynman Output’ format. The European Physical Journal C, 83(7), Article 631. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11780-9

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 28, 2023
Online Publication Date Jul 17, 2023
Publication Date Jul 17, 2023
Deposit Date Feb 12, 2024
Publicly Available Date Feb 12, 2024
Journal The European Physical Journal C
Print ISSN 1434-6044
Publisher SpringerOpen
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 83
Issue 7
Article Number 631
DOI https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11780-9
Keywords Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Engineering (miscellaneous)
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2252688

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