# ATLAS PUB Notes

2016-01-29
13:01
 Monte Carlo comparisons of gg-initiated processes This note will present Monte Carlo comparison of gg-initiated processes in the context of the off-shell analysis in the H$\rightarrow ZZ \rightarrow$4l, H$\rightarrow ZZ \rightarrow$2l2$\nu$ final states.. ATL-PHYS-PUB-2016-006. - 2016. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2016-01-13
16:16
 Modelling of the $t\bar{t}H$ and $t\bar{t}V$ $(V=W,Z)$ processes for $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV ATLAS analyses Production of top quark pairs in association with heavy Standard Model bosons is important both as a signal and a background in several ATLAS analyses. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2016-005. - 2016. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2016-01-11
21:57
 Simulation of top quark production for the ATLAS experiment at sqrt(s) = 13 TeV This note summarises the Monte Carlo simulation setup for the pair and single production of top quarks for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC for sqrt(s)=13 TeV. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2016-004. - 2016. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2016-01-11
09:31
 Monte Carlo Generators for the Production of a $W$ or $Z/\gamma^*$ Boson in Association with Jets at ATLAS in Run 2 This note documents the Monte Carlo generators used by the ATLAS collaboration at the start of Run 2 for processes where a $W$ or $Z/\gamma^*$ boson is produced in association with jets. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2016-003. - 2016. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2016-01-10
22:55
 Multi-Boson Simulation for 13 TeV ATLAS Analyses This note describes the Monte Carlo setup used by ATLAS to model multi-boson processes in 13 TeV $pp$ collisions. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2016-002. - 2016. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2016-01-10
22:14
 Validation of Monte Carlo event generators in the ATLAS Collaboration for LHC Run 2 This note reviews the main steps followed by the ATLAS Collaboration to validate the properties of particle-level simulated events from Monte Carlo event generators in order to ensure the correctness of all event generator configurations and production samples used in physics analyses. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2016-001. - 2016. - 13 p. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2015-12-17
16:34
 Boosted hadronic top identification at ATLAS for early 13 TeV data This note presents an algorithm to be used for the identification of boosted hadronically-decaying top quarks by the ATLAS collaboration for early 13 TeV data. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2015-053. - 2015. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2015-12-17
16:30
 Robustness of the Artificial Neural Networks Used for Clustering in the ATLAS Pixel Detector A study of the robustness of the ATLAS pixel neural network clustering algorithm is presented. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2015-052. - 2015. - 20 p. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2015-12-03
14:20
 IBL Module Loading onto Stave and Quality Check During the long shutdown between Run 1 and Run 2 of the LHC, a fourth, innermost, Pixel Detector layer has been installed in the ATLAS experiment: the Insertable B-Layer, IBL. [...] ATL-INDET-PUB-2015-003. - 2015. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text

2015-12-02
10:08
 Early Inner Detector Tracking Performance in the 2015 data at $\sqrt s$ = 13 TeV This note summarises the studies undertaken to recommend benchmark values and systematic uncertainties for various aspects of the ATLAS Inner Detector tracking based on $\sqrt{s}= 13$ TeV proton-proton collisions from the Large Hadron Collider Run 2 data. [...] ATL-PHYS-PUB-2015-051. - 2015. Original Communication (restricted to ATLAS) - Full text