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MAGE-HEP: Monte Carlo Analysis and Graphical Environment for High-Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-05-19 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Monte Carlo event generators are central to high-energy physics analysis. However, workflows based on handwritten scripts can be difficult to reuse, modify, and reproduce when multiple Monte Carlo models, tune variations, run variations, and output formats are involved. We present MAGE-HEP, short for Monte Carlo Analysis and Graphical Environment for High-Energy Physics, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) driven workflow environment for reproducible Monte Carlo-based analyses in high-energy physics. MAGE-HEP organizes analysis workflows through a project-study-run hierarchy. The project stores the workspace, the study stores the reusable analysis context, and each run represents a controlled execution of that context. The MAGE-HEP Node API provides the analysis-building layer for defining generator configurations, observables, selections, output rules, and generated C++/ROOT analysis code. A study context can be inspected, reused, or exported as a \texttt{.mcx} context bundle, while the project state can be exported as a portable \texttt{.mgp} bundle. The current beta implementation validates the core idea using a PYTHIA8 and ROOT workflow. It includes background execution, manifest-based run tracking, live ROOT inspection, and particle-table summaries for supported output layouts. This paper describes the architecture, workflow, and current beta implementation of MAGE-HEP.

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@article{arxiv.2605.17871,
  title  = {MAGE-HEP: Monte Carlo Analysis and Graphical Environment for High-Energy Physics},
  author = {Rishabh Gupta and Kangkan Goswami and Suraj Prasad and Raghunath Sahoo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.17871},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

11 pages, 9 captioned figures. Comments and suggestions are welcome

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