pythia-event-generator

name	pythia-event-generator
description	Pythia event generation skill for proton-proton and lepton collisions at high energies
allowed-tools	["Bash","Read","Write","Edit","Glob","Grep"]
metadata	{"specialization":"physics","domain":"science","category":"particle-physics","phase":6}

Pythia Event Generator

Purpose

Provides expert guidance on Pythia event generation for high-energy physics, including process configuration, hadronization, and shower matching.

Capabilities

• Process selection and configuration
• Parton distribution function management
• Hadronization and decay settings
• Underlying event tuning
• HepMC output generation
• Shower matching (MLM, CKKW)

Usage Guidelines

1. Process Configuration: Select physics processes for event generation
2. PDFs: Configure parton distribution functions
3. Hadronization: Set hadronization and decay parameters
4. Tuning: Apply appropriate underlying event tunes
5. Output: Generate HepMC format for downstream analysis

Tools/Libraries

• Pythia8
• HepMC
• LHAPDF