Precision studies of weak boson production at the LHC require that electroweak and QCD higher-order corrections are simultaneously taken into account in data analysis. After a review of the present status of higher-order calculations for single W and Z boson production at hadron colliders, we present some preliminary results on the combination of electroweak and QCD corrections to a sample of observables of the process p p \to W\pm \to \mu \pm + X at the LHC. Our phenomenological analysis shows that a high-precision knowledge of QCD and a careful combination of electroweak and strong contributions is mandatory in view of the anticipated experimental accuracy.
Precision predictions and tools for weak boson production at the LHC / G. Balossini, G. Montagna, O. Nicrosini, F. Piccinini, C.M. Carloni Calame, M. Moretti, M. Treccani, A. Vicini. - In: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B. - ISSN 0587-4254. - 38:7(2007 Jul), pp. 2347-2355.
Precision predictions and tools for weak boson production at the LHC
A. Vicini
2007
Abstract
Precision studies of weak boson production at the LHC require that electroweak and QCD higher-order corrections are simultaneously taken into account in data analysis. After a review of the present status of higher-order calculations for single W and Z boson production at hadron colliders, we present some preliminary results on the combination of electroweak and QCD corrections to a sample of observables of the process p p \to W\pm \to \mu \pm + X at the LHC. Our phenomenological analysis shows that a high-precision knowledge of QCD and a careful combination of electroweak and strong contributions is mandatory in view of the anticipated experimental accuracy.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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