Pseudoscalar Higgs Boson Production at Hadron Colliders in NNLO QCD.

Pseudoscalar Higgs Boson Production at Hadron Colliders in NNLO QCD.
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Release: 2002
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We compute the total cross-section for direct production of the pseudoscalar Higgs boson in hadron collisions at next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) in perturbative QCD. The[Omicron]([alpha][sub s][sup 2]) QCD corrections increase the NLO production cross-section by approximately 20-30%.

The Higgs Hunter's Guide

The Higgs Hunter's Guide
Author: John F. Gunion
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2018-03-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429976070

The Higgs Hunter's Guide is a definitive and comprehensive guide to the physics of Higgs bosons. In particular, it discusses the extended Higgs sectors required by those recent theoretical approaches that go beyond the Standard Model, including supersymmetry and superstring-inspired models.

Higher Order QCD Corrections to Single Top Quark Production

Higher Order QCD Corrections to Single Top Quark Production
Author: Mohammad Assadsolimani
Publisher: disserta Verlag
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2014-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3954256746

It is known that the LHC has a considerable discovery potential because of its large centre-of-mass energy (vs =14 TeV) and the high design luminosity. In addition, the two experiments ATLAS and CMS perform precision measurements for numerous models in physics. The increasing experimental precision demands an even higher level of accuracy on the theoretical side. For a more precise prediction of outcomes, one has to consider the corrections obtained typically from Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). The calculation of these corrections in the high energy regime is described by perturbation theory. In the present study, multi-loop calculations in QCD, including in particular two-loop corrections for single top quark production, are considered. There are several phenomenological motivations to study single top quark production: Firstly, the process is sensitive to the electroweak Wtb-vertex; moreover, non-standard couplings can hint at physics beyond the Standard Model. Secondly, the t-channel cross section measurement provides information on the b-quark Parton Distribution Functions (PDF). Finally, single top quark production enables us to directly measure the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa(CKM) matrix element Vtb. The next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) calculation of the single top quark production has many building blocks. In this study, two blocks will be presented: one-loop corrections squared and two-loop corrections interfered with Born. Initially, the one-loop squared contribution at NNLO for single top quark production will be calculated. Before we begin with the calculation of the two-loop corrections to single top quark production, we calculate the QCD form factors of heavy quarks at NNLO, along with the axial vector coupling as a first independent check. A comparison with the relevant literature suggests that this approach is in line with generally accepted procedure. This consistency check provides a proof of the validity of our setup. In the next step, the two-loop corrections to single top quark production will be calculated. After reducing all occurring tensor integrals to scalar integrals, we apply the integration by parts method (IBP) to find the master integrals. This step is a major challenge compared to all similar calculations because of the number of variables in the problem (two Mandelstam variables s and t, the dimension d and the mass of the top quark mt as well as the mass of the W boson mw). Finally, the calculation of the three kinds of topologies – vertex corrections, double boxes and non-planar double boxes – in the two-loop contribution at NNLO calculation will be presented.

Lepton Pair Production

Lepton Pair Production
Author: J. Thanh Van Tran
Publisher: Atlantica Séguier Frontières
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1981
Genre: Dilepton production
ISBN: 9782863320082

QCD and Collider Physics

QCD and Collider Physics
Author: R. K. Ellis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2003-12-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521545891

A detailed overview of the physics of high-energy colliders emphasising the role of QCD.

Top Quark Physics at Hadron Colliders

Top Quark Physics at Hadron Colliders
Author: Arnulf Quadt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2007-08-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540710604

This will be a required acquisition text for academic libraries. More than ten years after its discovery, still relatively little is known about the top quark, the heaviest known elementary particle. This extensive survey summarizes and reviews top-quark physics based on the precision measurements at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, as well as examining in detail the sensitivity of these experiments to new physics. Finally, the author provides an overview of top quark physics at the Large Hadron Collider.