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\section{Overview}
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\MCFM{} is a parton-level Monte Carlo program that gives \NLO{} and \NNLO{} predictions
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for a wide range of processes at hadron colliders. The program has been
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developed over a number of years and results have been presented in
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a number of published papers. The papers describing the original
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code and the most significant developments in the \NLO{} implementation are:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item J.~M.~Campbell and R.~K.~Ellis, \\
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{\it ``An update on vector boson pair production at hadron colliders,''} \\
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Phys.\ Rev.\ D {\bf 60}, 113006 (1999)
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[arXiv:hep-ph/9905386].
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\item J.~M.~Campbell, R.~K.~Ellis and C.~Williams, \\
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{\it ``Vector boson pair production at the LHC,''} \\
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JHEP {\bf 1107}, 018 (2011)
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[arXiv:1105.0020 [hep-ph]].
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\item J.~M.~Campbell, R.~K.~Ellis and W.~Giele, \\
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{\it ``A Multi-Threaded Version of MCFM''}, \\
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EPJ {\bf C75}, 246 (2015)
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[arXiv:1503.06182 [hep-ph]].
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\end{itemize}
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As of \textbf{v8.0} \MCFM{} can also compute selected color-singlet processes through \NNLO{} in
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\QCD{}
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perturbation theory. The processes available at this precision, as well as
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benchmark numbers, are detailed in Section~\ref{sec:latest}. When using \MCFM{} 8.0 or newer
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for \NNLO{} calculations please refer to:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item
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R.~Boughezal, J.~M.~Campbell, R.~K.~Ellis, \\
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C.~Focke, W.~Giele, X.~Liu,~F. Petriello and C.~Williams, \\
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{\it ``Color singlet production at NNLO in MCFM''},
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arXiv:1605.08011.
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\end{itemize}
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A significant overhaul of \MCFM{} was undertaken in \textbf{v9.0} of \MCFM{}. If you use
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this version or newer please cite
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\begin{itemize}
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\item \fullcite{MCFM9}\,.
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\end{itemize}
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Version \textbf{10.0} includes SCET-based $q_T$ resummation and is called CuTe-MCFM when this
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feature is used. When you use the $q_T$ resummation please cite
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\begin{itemize}
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\item \fullcite{Becher:2020ugp}\,.
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\end{itemize}
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The manual for the resummation functionality can be found in \texttt{cute-mcfm.pdf}.
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Version \textbf{10.1} includes a C++ interface to many of the 1-loop matrix elements
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included in the code. When you use this functionality please cite
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\begin{itemize}
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\item \fullcite{Campbell:2021vlt}\,.
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\end{itemize}
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A guide to the structure of the interface is included in this paper.
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Version \textbf{10.2} includes a more complete treatment of color singlet production
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processes at NNLO, expecially colour singlet processes involving pairs of bosons.
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\begin{itemize}
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\item \fullcite{Campbell:2022gdq}\,.
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\end{itemize}
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Other relevant references, corresponding to publications associated with the
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implementation of specific processes at \NLO{} and \NNLO{}, are listed
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in \cref{MCFMrefs}.
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