Z (+jets) At The Tevatron
High Energy Physics - Experiment
2008-10-24 v1
Abstract
We report on recent Z (+jets) measurements from the Fermilab Tevatron proton anti-proton collider. A new D0 measurement of the transverse momentum of Z bosons yields the best measurement to date of the non-perturbative form factor, g2. The production of Z+jets is an major background to many rare signals, and is a vital testing ground for theoretical predictions. Measurements from CDF and D0 of differential cross sections in Z+jet production test NLO pQCD, and in the case of D0, the latest tree-level matrix element with matched parton shower calculations. Improving modelling of this signal will impact results from the Fermilab Tevatron and CERN LHC.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0810.4321,
title = {Z (+jets) At The Tevatron},
author = {Gavin G. Hesketh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.4321},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Parallel talk at ICHEP08, Philadelphia, USA, July 2008. 4 pages, LaTeX, 6 eps figures