Order-[alpha][sub [ital s]][sup 2] QCD corrections to the reaction [ital p]+[ital [bar p]][r arrow][ital W][sup +]+[gamma]+[ital X] in the soft-plus-virtual-gluon approximation

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.47.3913· OSTI ID:6644785

Mendoza, S; Smith, J ^[1]; van Neerven, W L ^[2]

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1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3840 (United States)
2. Instituut Lorentz, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, South Holland (Netherlands)

We examine the sensitivity of the total cross section and inclusive photon distributions for the reaction [ital p]+[ital [bar p]][r arrow][ital W][sup +]+[gamma]+[ital X] to changes in the QCD renormalization scale, mass factorization scale, and mass factorization scheme in [ital O]([alpha][sub [ital s]]). Based on these findings, a higher-order-[alpha][sub [ital s]] approximation prescription is proposed and, by readjusting the QCD mass factorization and renormalization scales, [ital O]([alpha][sub [ital s]][sup 2]) predictions are obtained for the reaction cross sections and inclusive photon distributions for the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (S[ital p[bar p]]S) ([radical][ital S] =0.63 TeV) and Fermilab Tevatron ([radical][ital S] =1.8 TeV) colliders.

• OSTI ID: 6644785
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 47:9; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
BOSONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
FACTORIZATION
FIELD THEORIES
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS
INTERACTIONS
INTERMEDIATE BOSONS
INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
NUCLEON-ANTINUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PHOTONS
PROTON-ANTIPROTON INTERACTIONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
RENORMALIZATION
TEV RANGE
TEV RANGE 01-10
TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS
W PLUS BOSONS