The relevance of single-W and single-Z production processes at hadron colliders is well known: in the present paper the status of theoretical calculations of Drell-Yan processes is summarized and some results on the combination of electroweak and QCD corrections to a sample of observables of the process pp→W±→μ±+X at the LHC are discussed. The 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 LHC experimental accuracy. One of the authors (O.N.) dedicates these notes to Prof. S. Jadach, in honour of his 60th birthday and grateful for all that Prof. Jadach taught him during their fruitful collaboration.
@article{arxiv.0805.1129,
title = {Electroweak & QCD corrections to Drell Yan processes},
author = {G. Balossini and C. M. Carloni Calame and G. Montagna and M. Moretti and O. Nicrosini and F. Piccinini and M. Treccani and A. Vicini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.1129},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
10 pages, 8 figures, invited talk at the 2008 Cracow Epiphany Conference in honour of the 60th birthday of Prof. S. Jadach