Data structure in the HIJING 2.0 Monte Carlo program

Abstract

The Heavy-Ion Jet Interaction Generator (HIJING) Monte Carlo model was developed to simulate hadron production in proton–proton, proton–nucleus and nucleus–nucleus collisions. It has been updated recently with the latest parton distributions functions (PDFs) and new set of the parameters in the two-component mini-jet model that controls total [Formula: see text] cross-section and the central pseudorapidity density. We will discuss these new elements in the HIJING 2.0 model, derive the two-component model from the eikonal formalism of hadron–hadron collisions and review the hadron spectra and multiplicity distributions as compared to recent experimental data at the LHC energies. We will review in particular the data structure of the Monte Carlo program and discuss future improvements.