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====== NNLO QCD and NLO EW Les Houches Wishlist ======

Wishlist part 1 - Higgs (V=W,Z)

| Process | known                           | desired             | motivation |
| H     | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD \\ d\sigma @ NLO EW  \\ finite quark mass effects @ NLO      | d\sigma @ NNNLO QCD + NLO EW \\ MC@NNLO \\ finite quark mass effects @ NNLO| H branching ratios and couplings  |
| H+j     | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD (g only) \\ d\sigma @ NLO EW        | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW \\ finite quark mass effects @ NLO| H p_T    |
| H+2j    | \sigma_tot(VBF) @ NNLO(DIS) QCD \\ d\sigma(gg) @ NLO QCD \\ d\sigma(VBF) @ NLO EW | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW        | H couplings        |
| H+V     | d\sigma(V decays) @ NNLO QCD \\ d\sigma @ NLO EW | with H->bb @ same accuracy | H couplings |
| t\bar tH| d\sigma(stable tops) @ NLO QCD  | d\sigma(NWA top decays) \\ @ NLO QCD + NLO EW  | top Yukawa coupling        |
| HH| d\sigma @ LO QCD  finite quark mass effects \\ d\sigma @ NLO QCD large m_t limit| d\sigma @ NLO QCD finite quark mass effects \\ d\sigma @ NNLO QCD | Higgs self coupling        |

Wishlist part 2 - jets and heavy quarks

| Process     | known                             | desired             | motivation                 |
| t\bar t     | \sigma_tot @ NNLO QCD \\ d\sigma(top decays) @ NLO QCD \\ d\sigma(stable tops) @ NLO EW         | d\sigma(top decays) \\ @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW| precision top/QCD, \\ gluon PDF \\ effect of extra radiation at high rapidity \\ top asymmetries       |
| t\bar t+j   | d\sigma(NWA top decays) @ NLO QCD | d\sigma(NWA top decays) @ NLO QCD + NLO EW | precision top/QCD, top asymmetries                        |
| single-top  | d\sigma(NWA top decays) @ NLO QCD | d\sigma(NWA top decays) @ NNLO QCD (t channel) | precision top/QCD, V_tb |
| dijet       | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD (g only) \\ d\sigma @ NLO weak         | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW | Obs.: incl. jets, dijet mass\\ --> PDF fits (gluon at high x)\\ --> alpha_s\\ CMS x sections: http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.6660|
| 3j          | d\sigma @ NLO QCD | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW | Obs.: R3/2 or similar\\ --> alpha_s at high pT\\ dom. uncertainty: scales\\ see http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.7498 (CMS) |
| \gamma+j    | d\sigma @ NLO QCD \\ d\sigma @ NLO EW | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW | gluon PDF, \\ \gamma+b for bottom PDF |

  
Wishlist part 3 - EW gauge bosons (V=W,Z)

| Process      | known                       | desired             | motivation                        |
| V         | d\sigma(lept. V decay) @ NNLO QCD + EW | d\sigma(lept. V decay) \\ @ NNNLO QCD + NLO EW \\ MC@NNLO | precision EW, PDFs |
| V+j          | d\sigma(lept. V decay) @ NLO QCD + EW | d\sigma(lept. V decay) \\ @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW| Z+j for gluon PDF \\ W+c for strange PDF            |
| V+jj         | d\sigma(lept. V decay) @ NLO QCD  | d\sigma(lept. V decay) \\ @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW| study of systematics of H+jj final state|
| VV'          | d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD \\ d\sigma(stable V) @ NLO EW | d\sigma(V decays) \\ @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW| bkg H -> VV \\ TGCs |
| gg -> VV     | d\sigma(V decays) @ LO | d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD | bkg to H->VV |
| V\gamma      | d\sigma(V decay) @ NLO QCD \\ d\sigma(PA, V decay) @ NLO EW | d\sigma(V decay) \\ @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW| TGCs                  |
| Vb\bar b     |   d\sigma(lept. V decay) @ NLO QCD \\ massive b                           |   d\sigma(lept. V decay) @ NNLO QCD \\ massless b                   | bgk to VH(->bb)                |
| VV'\gamma    | d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD | d\sigma(V decays) \\ @ NLO QCD + NLO EW  | QGCs |
| VV'V''       | d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD | d\sigma(V decays) \\ @ NLO QCD + NLO EW  | QGCs, EWSB |
|VV'+1jet      | d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD | d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD + NLO EW | bkg to H, BSM searches |
| VV'+2j       | d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD | d\sigma(V decays) \\ @ NLO QCD + NLO EW  | QGCs, EWSB                     |
| \gamma\gamma | d\sigma @ NNLO QCD          |                       | bkg to H->\gamma\gamma                    |
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