Benchmark Scenarios for MSSM Higgs Boson Searches at the LHC

A number of benchmark scenarios for MSSM Higgs boson searches at the LHC have been proposed in recent years, and some of them are already in use by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations for the interpretation of their results from Run 2. The LHC Higgs Working Group provides a set of ROOT files that contain the numerical predictions for masses, branching ratios and production cross sections in these scenarios, relying on state-of-the art calculations implemented in public codes. In this document we first summarize the theory setup and the definitions of the scenarios, and then discuss the technical details of the ROOT files. A C++ interface to access these data is presented as well.