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We compute the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD correction to the total cross-section for the reaction gg \to t\bar t + X. Together with the partonic channels we computed previously, the result derived in this letter completes the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2013-08-06 Michal Czakon , Paul Fiedler , Alexander Mitov

I present approximate next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) top-quark transverse momentum, pT, distributions in t-channel single-top production. These distributions are derived from next-to-next-to-leading-logarithm (NNLL) soft-gluon…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-16 Nikolaos Kidonakis

We investigate top quark pair production near the threshold where the pair invariant mass $M_{t\bar{t}}$ approaches $2m_t$, which provides sensitive observables to extract the top quark mass $m_t$. Using the effective field theory methods,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-01-21 Wan-Li Ju , Guoxing Wang , Xing Wang , Xiaofeng Xu , Yongqi Xu , Li Lin Yang

We present state of the art resummation predictions for differential cross sections in top-quark pair production at the LHC. They are derived from a formalism which allows the simultaneous resummation of both soft and small-mass logarithms,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-05-25 Benjamin D. Pecjak , Darren J. Scott , Xing Wang , Li Lin Yang

We calculate higher-order soft-gluon corrections for the associated production of a top-antitop quark pair and a $Z$ boson ($t{\bar t}Z$ production) in proton-proton collisions. We find that these corrections are numerically dominant and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-12-04 Nikolaos Kidonakis , Chris Foster

We compute the total top-quark pair production cross section at the Tevatron and LHC based on approximate NNLO results, and on the summation of threshold logarithms and Coulomb enhancements to all orders with next-to-next-to-leading…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-11-14 M. Beneke , P. Falgari , S. Klein , C. Schwinn

We present calculations of higher-order QCD and electroweak (EW) corrections to the associated production of a top-antitop quark pair and a $Z$ boson, i.e. $t{\bar t}Z$ production, in proton collisions. We find that the contributions from…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-10-21 Nikolaos Kidonakis , Chris Foster

We study the QCD corrections at next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) to the cross section for the hadronic pair-production of top quarks. We present new results in the high-energy limit using the well-known framework of k_t-factorization.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-04 S. Moch , P. Uwer , A. Vogt

We present the first complete next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD predictions for differential distributions in the top-quark pair production process at the LHC. Our results are derived from a fully differential partonic Monte Carlo…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-03-17 Michal Czakon , David Heymes , Alexander Mitov

I present recent NNLO-NNLL results for top quark hadroproduction at the Tevatron. The total cross section as well as transverse momentum and rapidity distributions are shown.

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 Nikolaos Kidonakis

We extend our framework for the simultaneous resummation of soft and small-mass logarithms to rapidity distributions in top quark pair production. We give numerical results for the rapidity distribution of the top quark or the anti-top…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-03-27 Benjamin D. Pecjak , Darren J. Scott , Xing Wang , Li Lin Yang

We report on the calculation of the next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the production of top--anti-top quark pairs in association with a hard jet at the Tevatron and at the LHC. We present results for the t tbar + jet cross section…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Dittmaier , P. Uwer , S. Weinzierl

Using non-relativistic effective theories, new next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD corrections to the total $t\bar t$ production cross section at the Linear Collider have been calculated recently. In this article the NNLO calculations…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. H. Hoang , M. Beneke , K. Melnikov , T. Nagano , A. Ota , A. A. Penin , A. A. Pivovarov , A. Signer , V. A. Smirnov , Y. Sumino , T. Teubner , O. Yakovlev , A. Yelkhovsky

I present higher-order corrections from soft-gluon emission for the associated production of a top quark with a $Z$ boson via anomalous $t$-$q$-$Z$ couplings at LHC energies. Approximate next-to-next-to-leading order (aNNLO)…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-03-07 Nikolaos Kidonakis

I present the next-to-next-to-leading-logarithm (NNLL) resummation of soft and collinear gluon corrections to single top quark production in the s channel. Attaining NNLL accuracy involves the calculation of the two-loop soft anomalous…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-04-14 Nikolaos Kidonakis

We consider transverse-momentum resummation for top-quark pair production in hadron collisions. At small transverse momenta of the top-quark pair, the logarithmically-enhanced QCD contributions are resummed to all orders up to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-12-05 Stefano Catani , Massimiliano Grazzini , Hayk Sargsyan

We derive the threshold-resummed total cross section for heavy quark production in hadronic collisions accurate to next-to-next-to-leading logarithm, employing recent advances on soft anomalous dimension matrices for massive pair production…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-05 M. Czakon , A. Mitov , G. Sterman

I present a calculation of next-to-next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNNLO) soft-gluon corrections for differential distributions in top-antitop pair production in hadronic collisions. Approximate NNNLO (aNNNLO) results are obtained from…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-03-05 Nikolaos Kidonakis

We calculate higher-order soft-gluon corrections for the associated production of a top-antitop quark pair and a Higgs boson ($t{\bar t}H$ production) using resummation in one-particle-inclusive (1PI) kinematics. By adding these corrections…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-01-23 Nikolaos Kidonakis , Nodoka Yamanaka

We present the joint threshold and recoil resummed transverse momentum distributions for heavy quark hadroproduction, at next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy. We exhibit their dependence on the production channel and the color…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Banfi , E. Laenen