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[ital O][alpha][sub [ital s]] Monte Carlo approach to [ital W]+Higgs-boson associated production at hadron supercolliders

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306 (United States)
We calculate the [ital O]([alpha][sub [ital s]]) corrections to the process [ital pp][r arrow][ital W][sup [plus minus]][ital HX][r arrow][ital l][nu][gamma][gamma][ital X] using a Monte Carlo approach. Complete spin correlations are included. We examine the size of the QCD corrections before and after minimal cuts on the final state, for both the Superconducting Super Collider and the CERN Large Hadron Collider. By comparing the [ital WH] cross section to the single-[ital W] cross section, some uncertainties due to parton distributions may also be eliminated. Comparison of the theoretical cross section with an observed event rate may allow one to distinguish between the presence of a standard model or minimal supersymmetric model intermediate-mass Higgs boson.
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-87ER40319
OSTI ID:
6703713
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 47:7; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English