====== 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 |