## main124

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    // main124.cc is a part of the PYTHIA event generator.
    // Copyright (C) 2026 Torbjorn Sjostrand.
    // PYTHIA is licenced under the GNU GPL v2 or later, see COPYING for details.
    // Please respect the MCnet Guidelines, see GUIDELINES for details.

    // Keywords:
    //            Basic usage
    //            LHE file

    // This is a simple test program. It shows how PYTHIA 8 can write
    // a Les Houches Event File v 1.0 based on its process-level events.

    #include "Pythia8/Pythia.h"
    using namespace Pythia8;

    //==========================================================================

    int main() {

      // Generator.
      Pythia pythia;

      // Process selection. Minimal masses for gamma*/Z and W+-.
      pythia.readString("WeakDoubleBoson:all = on");
      pythia.readString("23:mMin = 50.");
      pythia.readString("24:mMin = 50.");

      // Switch off generation of steps subsequent to the process level one.
      // (These will not be stored anyway, so only steal time.)
      pythia.readString("PartonLevel:all = off");

      // Create an LHAup object that can access relevant information in pythia.
      LHAupFromPYTHIA8 myLHA(&pythia.process, &pythia.info);

      // Open a file on which LHEF events should be stored, and write header.
      myLHA.openLHEF("weakbosons.lhe");

      // LHC 8 TeV initialization.
      pythia.readString("Beams:eCM = 8000.");

      // If Pythia fails to initialize, exit with error.
      if (!pythia.init()) return 1;

      // Store initialization info in the LHAup object.
      myLHA.setInit();

      // Write out this initialization info on the file.
      myLHA.initLHEF();

      // Loop over events.
      for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {

        // Generate an event.
        pythia.next();

        // Store event info in the LHAup object.
        myLHA.setEvent();

        // Write out this event info on the file.
        // With optional argument (verbose =) false the file is smaller.
        myLHA.eventLHEF();
      }

      // Statistics: full printout.
      pythia.stat();

      // Update the cross section info based on Monte Carlo integration during run.
      myLHA.updateSigma();

      // Write endtag. Overwrite initialization info with new cross sections.
      myLHA.closeLHEF(true);

      // Done.
      return 0;
    }