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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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