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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(gg) @ NNLO QCD 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	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	d\sigma @ NLO 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		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(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+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	sea quark PDF
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) @ NLO 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	background 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			bgk to VH(→bb)
VV'\gamma	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD	d\sigma(V decays) @ NLO QCD + NLO EW	QGCs, EWSB
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 for 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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