Z/γ∗ plus multiple hard jets in high energy collisions

Andersen, Jeppe R.; Medley, Jack J.; Smillie, Jennifer M.

Abstract

We present a description of the production of di-lepton pair production (through Z boson and virtual photon) in association with at least two jets. This calculation adds to the fixed-order accuracy the dominant logarithms in the limit of large partonic centre-of-mass energy to all orders in the strong coupling αs. This is achieved within the framework of High Energy Jets. This calculation is made possible by extending the high energy treatment to take into account the multiple t-channel exchanges arising from Z and γ∗-emissions off several quark lines. The correct description of the interference effects from the various t-channel exchanges requires an extension of the subtraction terms in the all-order calculation. We describe this construction and compare the resulting predictions to a number of recent analyses of LHC data. The description of a wide range of observables is good, and, as expected, stands out from other approaches in particular in the regions of large dijet invariant mass and large dijet rapidity spans.

Citation

Andersen, J. R., Medley, J. J., & Smillie, J. M. (2016). Z/γ∗ plus multiple hard jets in high energy collisions. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(05), Article 136. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep05%282016%29136

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 10, 2016
• Online Publication Date: May 23, 2016
• Publication Date: May 23, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 20, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 22, 2016
• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Print ISSN: 1126-6708
• Electronic ISSN: 1029-8479
• Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2016
• Issue: 05
• Article Number: 136
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep05%282016%29136
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1379012
• Related Public URLs: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.05460