A study of multi-jet production in association with an electroweak vector boson

A bstract We consider the production of a single Z or W boson in association with jets at the LHC. We compute the corresponding cross sections by matching NLO QCD predictions with the H erwig ++ and P ythia 8 parton showers, and by merging all of the underlying matrix elements with up to two light p...

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Published in:	The journal of high energy physics 2016-02, Vol.2016 (2), p.1, Article 131
Main Authors:	Frederix, R., Frixione, S., Papaefstathiou, A., Prestel, S., Torrielli, P.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Classical and Quantum Gravitation Elementary Particles Hadronic Colliders HEPPH HEPTH NLO Computations Phenomenology-HEP Physics Physics and Astronomy PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS Quantum Field Theories Quantum Field Theory Quantum Physics Regular Article - Theoretical Physics Relativity Theory String Theory
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Summary:	A bstract We consider the production of a single Z or W boson in association with jets at the LHC. We compute the corresponding cross sections by matching NLO QCD predictions with the H erwig ++ and P ythia 8 parton showers, and by merging all of the underlying matrix elements with up to two light partons at the Born level. We compare our results with several 7-TeV measurements by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations, and overall we find a good agreement between theory and data.
ISSN:	1029-8479 1029-8479