A comparison of NNLO QCD predictions with 7 TeV ATLAS and CMS data for V+jet processes

Radja Boughezal; Xiaohui Liu; Frank Petriello

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2016.06.032

Physics Letters B (Sep 2016)

A comparison of NNLO QCD predictions with 7 TeV ATLAS and CMS data for V+jet processes

Radja Boughezal,
Xiaohui Liu,
Frank Petriello

Affiliations

Radja Boughezal: High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
Xiaohui Liu: Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Frank Petriello: High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.06.032
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 760, no. C
pp. 6 – 13

Abstract

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We perform a detailed comparison of next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD predictions for the W+jet and Z+jet processes with 7 TeV experimental data from ATLAS and CMS. We observe excellent agreement between theory and data for most studied observables, which span several orders of magnitude in both cross section and energy. For some observables, such as the HT distribution, the NNLO QCD corrections are essential for resolving existing discrepancies between theory and data.

Published in Physics Letters B

ISSN: 0370-2693 (Print); 1873-2445 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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