Angular coefficients in W+j production at the LHC with high precision
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2022-08-24 v2
Abstract
The extraction of the W-boson mass, a fundamental parameter of the Standard Model, from hadron-hadron collision requires precise theory predictions. In this regard, angular coefficients are crucial to model the dynamics of W-boson production. In this work, we provide, for the first time, angular coefficients at NNLO QCD + NLO EW accuracy for finite transverse momentum W-boson at the LHC. The corrections can reach up to 10% in certain regions of phase space. They are accompanied by a significant reduction of the scale uncertainty. This work should, besides providing reference values for theory-data comparison, provide state-of-the-art theory input for W-boson mass measurements.
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@article{arxiv.2204.12394,
title = {Angular coefficients in W+j production at the LHC with high precision},
author = {Mathieu Pellen and Rene Poncelet and Andrei Popescu and Timea Vitos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.12394},
year = {2022}
}
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18 pages, 7 figures