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NNLO QCD and NLO EW Les Houches Wishlist

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

Process	known	desired	details
H+j	d\sigma(gg) @ NNLO QCD d\sigma @ NLO EW	d\sigma @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW
H+2j	\sigma_tot(VBF) @ NNLO(DIS) QCD d\sigma(gg) @ NLO QCD d\sigma(VBF) @ NLO EW	d\sigma
H+V	d\sigma @ NNLO QCD d\sigma @ NLO EW
t\bar tH	d\sigma(stable tops) @ NLO QCD	d\sigma(top decays) @ NLO QCD + NLO EW

Wishlist part 2 - jets and heay quarks

Process	known	desired	details
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
t\bar t+j	d\sigma(NWA top decays) @ NLO QCD
single-top
dijet	d\sigma(gg) @ NNLO QCD 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+jets			\gamma+b for bottom PDF

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

Process	known	desired	details
V+j	d\sigma(V decay) @ NLO QCD + EW	d\sigma(V off-shell lept. decay) @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW	Z+j for gluon PDF W+c for strange PDF
VV'	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD d\sigma(stable V) @ NLO EW	d\sigma(V off-shell lept. decays) @ NNLO QCD + NLO EW
Vb\bar b			bgk to VH(→bb)
VV'V''	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD + NLO EW	QGCs, EWSB
VV'+2j	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD + NLO EW	QGCs, EWSB
\gamma\gamma	d\sigma @ NNLO QCD
VV+ 1jet	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD + EW	bkg for BSM searches

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