Next-to-Leading-Order Event Generators

Details Next-to-Leading-Order Event Generators Next-to-Leading-Order Event Generators

2012-02-06

arxiv.org/abs/1202.1251v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

27 pages, 20 figures

Scientific paper

We review the methods developed for combining the parton shower approximation to QCD with fixed-order perturbation theory, in such a way as to achieve next-to-leading-order (NLO) accuracy for inclusive observables. This has made it possible to generate fully-simulated hadronic final states with the precision and stability of NLO calculations. We explain the underlying theory of the existing methods, MC@NLO and POWHEG, together with their similarities, differences, achievements and limitations. For illustration we mainly compare results on Higgs boson production at the LHC, with particular emphasis on the residual uncertainties arising from the different treatment of effects beyond NLO. We also briefly summarize the difference between these NLO + parton shower methods and matrix-element + parton shower matching, and current efforts to combine the two approaches.

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