Here we provide pre-optimized grid files for various processes implemented in VBFNLO. The settings of parameters and cuts, which have been used to obtain these files, are identical to those found in the regress subdirectory of the release. The VBFNLO version used is indicated below.

The optimal grid depends both on the cuts and on the parametrization of the phase space, which can change between different VBFNLO versions. Using the grids with different cuts or another program version may result in wrong cross sections and distributions and in larger errors.

Unpack the appropriate tar-file in the folder where you are going to run VBFNLO:

tar -xf <filename>

For convenience we also provide a tar-ball containing all grid files. The directory names correspond to the names in the regress subdirectory of the distribution.

All grid files for VBFNLO version 2.7.0: grids_all_v270.tar.gz

All grid files for VBFNLO version 2.6.3: grids_all_v263.tar

All grid files for VBFNLO version 2.6.2: grids_all_v262.tar

All grid files for VBFNLO version 2.5.0: grid_all_250.tar

• $pp \rightarrow Hjj$: grid_100_hjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with anomalous couplings)}$: grid_100_hjj_anom.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with electroweak corrections)}$: grid_100_hjj_ew.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow \gamma\gamma jj$: grid_101_hjj_aa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow \mu\bar\mu jj$: grid_102_hjj_mumu.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow \tau\bar\tau jj$: grid_103_hjj_tautau.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow b\bar b jj$: grid_104_hjj_bb.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow WWjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_105_hjj_ww.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_108_hjj_wphadwm.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_109_hjj_wpwmhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_106_hjj_zz_llll.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one Z)}$: grid_1010_hjj_zzhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \nu_2 \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_107_hjj_zz_llnunu.tar

• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj$: grid_110_hjjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj \rightarrow \gamma\gamma jjj$: grid_111_hjjj_aa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj \rightarrow \mu\bar\mu jjj$: grid_112_hjjj_mumu.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj \rightarrow \tau\bar\tau jjj$: grid_113_hjjj_tautau.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj \rightarrow b\bar b jjj$: grid_114_hjjj_bb.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj \rightarrow WWjjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 jjj$: grid_115_hjjj_ww.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj \rightarrow ZZjjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jjj$: grid_116_hjjj_zz_llll.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjjj \rightarrow ZZjjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \nu_2 \bar\nu_2 jjj$: grid_117_hjjj_zz_llnunu.tar

• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj$: grid_2100_hajj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj \rightarrow \gamma\gamma \gamma jj$: grid_2101_hajj_aa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj \rightarrow \mu\bar\mu \gamma jj$: grid_2102_hajj_mu.tar
• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj \rightarrow \tau\bar\tau \gamma jj$: grid_2103_hajj_tau.tar
• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj \rightarrow b\bar b \gamma jj$: grid_2104_hajj_bbar.tar
• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj \rightarrow WW\gamma jj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 \gamma jj$: grid_2105_hajj_ww.tar
• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj \rightarrow ZZ\gamma jj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- \gamma jj$: grid_2106_hajj_zz_ll.tar
• $pp \rightarrow H\gamma jj \rightarrow ZZ\gamma jj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \nu_2 \bar\nu_2 \gamma jj$: grid_2107_hajj_zz_lnu.tar

• $pp \rightarrow Zjj \rightarrow \ell^+ \ell^- jj$: grid_120_zjj_l.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Zjj \rightarrow \nu \bar\nu jj$: grid_121_zjj_nu.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+ jj \rightarrow \ell^+ \nu jj$: grid_130_wpjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^- jj \rightarrow \ell^- \bar\nu jj$: grid_140_wmjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow \gamma jj$: grid_150_ajj.tar

• $pp \rightarrow \HH jj$: grid_160_hhjj.tar

• $pp \rightarrow WWjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_200_wwjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(in two-Higgs-model)}$: grid_200_wwjj_twohiggs.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_201_wphadwmjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_202_wpwmhadjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_210_zzjj_l.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one Z)}$: grid_212_zzhadjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \nu_2 \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_211_zzjj_nu.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+Z jj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_220_wpzjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_221_wphadzjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic Z decay)}$: grid_222_wpzhadjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-Z jj \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_230_wmzjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_231_wmhadzjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic Z decay)}$: grid_232_wmzhadjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+W^+jj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \nu_2 jj$: grid_250_wpwpjj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one W+)}$: grid_251_wphadwpjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-W^-jj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \nu_2 jj$:
  $\dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one W-)}$: grid_261_wmhadwmjj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+\gamma jj \rightarrow \ell^+ \nu \gamma jj$: grid_270_wpajj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-\gamma jj \rightarrow \ell^- \bar\nu \gamma jj$: grid_280_wmajj.tar

• $pp \rightarrow WWjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_200_wwjj_spin2.tar
• $pp \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_210_zzjj_l_spin2.tar
• $pp \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \nu_2 \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_211_zzjj_nu_spin2.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+Z jj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_220_wpzjj_spin2.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-Z jj \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_230_wmzjj_spin2.tar

• $pp \rightarrow S_2 jj \to \gamma\gamma jj$: grid_191_aajj_spin2.tar
• $pp \rightarrow S_2 jj \to WWjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_195_sp2jj_ww.tar
• $pp \rightarrow S_2 jj \to ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_196_sp2jj_zz_llll.tar
• $pp \rightarrow S_2 jj \to ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \nu_2 \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_197_sp2jj_zz_llnunu.tar

• $pp \rightarrow WW \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2$: grid_300_ww.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_301_wphadwm.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_302_wpwmhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+Z \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^-$: grid_310_wpz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_312_wphadz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic Z decay)}$: grid_313_wpzhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-Z \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^-$: grid_320_wmz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_322_wmhadz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic Z decay)}$: grid_323_wmzhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow ZZ \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^-$: grid_330_zz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one Z)}$: grid_331_zzhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \gamma$: grid_340_wpa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \gamma$: grid_350_wma.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Z\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \gamma$: grid_360_za.tar
• $pp \rightarrow \gamma\gamma$: grid_370_aa.tar

• $pp \rightarrow WWZ \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 \ell_3^+ \ell_3^-$: grid_400_wwz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with anomalous couplings)}$: grid_400_wwz_anom.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_401_wphadwmz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_402_wpwmhadz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic Z decay)}$: grid_403_wpwmzhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+ZZ \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- \ell_3^+ \ell_3^-$: grid_410_wpzz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_411_zzwphad.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one Z)}$: grid_412_zzhadwp.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-ZZ \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- \ell_3^+ \ell_3^-$: grid_420_wmzz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_421_zzwmhad.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one Z)}$: grid_422_zzhadwm.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+WW \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 \ell_3^+ \nu_3$: grid_430_wpww.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with anomalous couplings)}$: grid_430_wpww_anom.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with Three-site Higgsless Model)}$: grid_430_wpww_mhlm.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with Warped Higgsless Model)}$: grid_430_wpww_rs.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one W+)}$: grid_431_wphadwmwp.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_432_wpwmhadwp.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-WW \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \ell_2^+ \nu_2 \ell_3^- \bar\nu_3$: grid_440_wmww.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_441_wmwphadwm.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one W-)}$: grid_442_wmhadwpwm.tar
• $pp \rightarrow ZZZ \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- \ell_3^+ \ell_3^-$: grid_450_zzz.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one Z)}$: grid_451_zzzhad.tar
• $pp \rightarrow WW\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 \gamma$: grid_460_wwa.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_461_wphadwma.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_462_wpwmhada.tar
• $pp \rightarrow ZZ\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- \gamma$: grid_470_zza.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic decay of one Z)}$: grid_471_zhadza.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+Z\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- \gamma$: grid_480_wpza.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W+ decay)}$: grid_481_wphadza.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic Z decay)}$: grid_482_wpzhada.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-Z\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- \gamma$: grid_490_wmza.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic W- decay)}$: grid_491_wmhadza.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with hadronic Z decay)}$: grid_492_wmzhada.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+\gamma\gamma \rightarrow \ell^+ \nu \gamma\gamma$: grid_500_wpaa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-\gamma\gamma \rightarrow \ell^- \bar\nu \gamma\gamma$: grid_510_wmaa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Z\gamma\gamma \rightarrow \ell^+ \ell^- \gamma\gamma$: grid_520_zaa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Z\gamma\gamma \rightarrow \nu \bar\nu \gamma\gamma$: grid_521_znuaa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow \gamma\gamma\gamma$: grid_530_aaa.tar

• $pp \rightarrow W^-\gamma j \rightarrow \ell^- \bar\nu \gamma j$: grid_610_wmaj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+\gamma j \rightarrow \ell^+ \nu \gamma j$: grid_620_wpaj.tar
• $ \dots \textit{(with anomalous couplings)}$: grid_620_wpaj_anom.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-Z j \rightarrow \ell_1^- \bar\nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- j$: grid_630_wmzj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^+Z j \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- j$: grid_640_wpzj.tar

• $pp \rightarrow W^+\gamma\gamma j \rightarrow \ell^+ \nu \gamma\gamma$ j : grid_800_wpaaj.tar
• $pp \rightarrow W^-\gamma\gamma j \rightarrow \ell^- \bar\nu \gamma\gamma$ j : grid_810_wmaaj.tar

• $pp \to W^+ H \to \ell^+\nu_{\ell} H $: grid_1300_wph.tar
• $pp \to W^- H \to \ell^- \bar{\nu}_{\ell} H $: grid_1310_wmh.tar

• $pp \to W^+ \to \ell^+\nu_{\ell} $ : grid_1330_wp.tar
• $pp \to W^- \to \ell^- \bar{\nu}_{\ell} $: grid_1340_wm.tar

• $pp \to W^+ H j \to \ell^+\nu_{\ell} H j $: grid_1600_wphj.tar
• $pp \to W^- H j \to \ell^- \bar{\nu}_{\ell} H j $: grid_1610_wmhj.tar

• $pp \to W^+ j \to \ell^+\nu_{\ell} j $ : grid_1630_wpj.tar
• $pp \to W^- j \to \ell^- \bar{\nu}_{\ell} j $: grid_1640_wmj.tar

• $pp \to W^{+} \, jj\to \ell^{+} \nu_\ell \, jj$: grid_3130_qcdwpjj.tar
• $pp \to W^{-} \, jj\to \ell^{-} \bar{\nu}_\ell \, jj$: grid_3140_qcdwmjj.tar

• $pp \to W^{+}Z \, jj\to \ell_{1}^{+} \nu_{\ell_{1}} \ell_{2}^{+} \ell_{2}^{-} \, jj$ : grid_3220_qcdwpzjj.tar
• $pp \to W^{-}Z \, jj\to \ell_{1}^{-} \bar{\nu}_{\ell _{1}} \ell_{2}^{+} \ell_{2}^{-} \, jj$ : grid_3230_qcdwmzjj.tar
• $pp \to W^{+}W^{+} \, jj\to \ell_{1}^{+} \nu_{\ell_{1}} \ell_{2}^{+} \nu_{\ell_{2}} \, jj$: grid_3250_qcdwpwpjj.tar
• $pp \to W^{-}W^{-} \, jj\to \ell_{1}^{-} \bar{\nu}_{\ell_{1}} \ell_{2}^{-} \bar{\nu}_{\ell_{2}} \, jj$: grid_3260_qcdwmwmjj.tar
• $pp \to W^{+}\gamma \, jj\to \ell^{+} \nu_{\ell} \gamma \, jj$ : grid_3270_qcdwpajj.tar
• $pp \to W^{-}\gamma \, jj\to \ell^{-} \bar{\nu}_{\ell} \gamma \, jj$ : grid_3280_qcdwmajj.tar

• $pp \rightarrow Hjj$: grid_4100_ggf.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow \gamma\gamma jj$: grid_4101_ggf_aa.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow \mu\bar\mu jj$: grid_4102_ggf_mu.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow \tau\bar\tau jj$: grid_4103_ggf_tau.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow b\bar b jj$: grid_4104_ggf_bb.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow WWjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_4105_ggf_ww.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^- jj$: grid_4106_ggf_zz_l.tar
• $pp \rightarrow Hjj \rightarrow ZZjj \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \nu_2 \bar\nu_2 jj$: grid_4107_ggf_zz_nu.tar

• $gg \rightarrow WW \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \nu_1 \ell_2^- \bar\nu_2$: grid_4300_gfww.tar
• $gg \rightarrow ZZ \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \ell_2^+ \ell_2^-$: grid_4330_gfzz.tar
• $gg \rightarrow Z\gamma \rightarrow \ell_1^+ \ell_1^- \gamma$: grid_4360_gfza.tar
• $gg \rightarrow \gamma\gamma$: grid_4370_gfaa.tar