Analysis Description Language: A DSL for HEP Analysis

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We propose to adopt a declarative domain specific language for describing the physics algorithm of a high energy physics (HEP) analysis in a standard and unambiguous way decoupled from analysis software frameworks, and argue that this approach provides an accessible and sustainable environment for analysis design, use and preservation.

• Prototype of such a language called Analysis Description Language (ADL) and its associated tools are being developed and applied in various HEP physics studies.
• We present the motivations for using a DSL, design principles of ADL and its runtime interpreter CutLang, along with current physics studies based on this approach.
• We also outline ideas and prospects for the future.