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NAME

HEP::MCNS - converts HEP MC numbers into particle names and vice versa

VERSION

version 0.022

SYNOPSIS

use HEP::MCNS qw(particle_name particle_code);
my $electron_name = particle_name( 11 );
my $bzero_name = particle_name( 511 );
my $bplus_code = particle_code( 'B+' );
my $dstar_code = particle_code( 'D*0' );

DESCRIPTION

The Monte Carlo Numbering Scheme assigns a unique identifier to each particle. This module converts those numbers into readable particle names and vice versa.

If any number is missing/wrong, please file an issue.

LaTeX output is planned but not yet implemented

FUNCTIONS

particle_name

takes the Monte Carlo number as input and prints the particle name

particle_code

takes a particle name and returns the MC number code

AUTHOR

Philipp Hamer <philha@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2015 by Philipp Hamer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.