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$V/H$+Jet Production with the Cambridge/Aachen Algorithm

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-07-15 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We present fixed-order perturbative calculations up to four-loop order for a generic non-global QCD observable in hadron-hadron collisions. Specifically, we study the invariant-mass distribution of the highest-ptp_t jet produced in association with a vector boson or a Higgs boson, where jets are defined using the Cambridge/Aachen sequential recombination algorithm. This work is part of a series of papers~\cite{Khelifa-Kerfa:2015mma, Khelifa-Kerfa:2024hwx, Khelifa-Kerfa:2024dut, Khelifa-Kerfa:2025cdn, Khelifa-Kerfa:2024udm, Khelifa-Kerfa:2025jev} examining the impact of various jet algorithms on the perturbative structure of non-global observables across different collision environments. We find that at fixed order the Cambridge/Aachen algorithm suppresses the large non-global logarithms more effectively than the anti-ktk_t and ktk_t algorithms, while at all orders it performs comparably to the ktk_t algorithm. Furthermore, comparisons of all-orders resummed form factors reveal that finite-NcN_c corrections remain at the percent level, consistent with previous findings.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.13962,
  title  = {$V/H$+Jet Production with the Cambridge/Aachen Algorithm},
  author = {K. Khelifa-Kerfa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.13962},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages, 10 figures