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Negative Weight Treatment (Madgraph)
How to handle negative-weight events in MadGraph — generator-level treatment and its effect on analysis yields.
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List of General Public Lectures
Links to public lectures and outreach talks on particle physics for a general audience.
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Sublime Features
Sublime Text tips, packages, and keyboard shortcuts for coding and text editing.
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CMS Analysis
Overview of the CMS physics analysis workflow — NanoAOD, analysis frameworks, and best practices.
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Electroweak correction
Notes on electroweak radiative corrections — loop contributions, renormalisation, and their impact on precision observables.
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Sphinx: Python code documentation tool
How to document Python code with Sphinx — autodoc, RST format, and publishing to Read the Docs.
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Says
Quotes and observations worth remembering.
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Random Physics Points
A collection of useful physics facts and formulae covering W/Z+jets, QCD, VBS, and custodial symmetry.
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Physics of Rapidity Gaps
Notes on the physics of rapidity gaps in hadronic collisions and their role in diffractive and vector boson scattering processes.
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Bash Shell
Comprehensive bash scripting reference — variables, loops, functions, pipes, and common shell patterns.
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Collection of Questions from PhD Viva
A collection of PhD viva questions across particle physics, statistics, and detector topics — useful preparation for thesis defence.
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GEM Detectors
Overview of Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors — operating principles, construction, and use in the CMS muon upgrade (GE1/1).
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Beam Dynamics Basics
Notes on beam dynamics in circular accelerators — tune, chromaticity, emittance, and stability.
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RF Cavity Basics
Fundamentals of RF cavities — resonant modes, shunt impedance, and their role in particle acceleration.
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Latex Templates
A collection of useful LaTeX templates for papers, theses, presentations, and posters.
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Accelerator Basics
Notes on particle accelerator physics — beam optics, synchrotrons, and LHC operation.
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Debugging tool: GDB
Using GDB to debug C++ programs — breakpoints, stack traces, watchpoints, and ROOT/CMSSW workflows.
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MadGraph: General Questions
Answers to common questions about MadGraph — process syntax, matching schemes, and troubleshooting.
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XDAQ Basics
Introduction to XDAQ — the CMS online data-acquisition framework used for detector readout and control.
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Explore HLT Configuration Editor
How to explore and navigate CMS High-Level Trigger (HLT) configurations using CMSSW tools.
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Terminal Hacks
Useful terminal tricks and shell customisations to speed up everyday command-line work.