Discussion of theoretical systematics in LHC precision measurements

Europe/Zurich
4/3-006 - TH Conference Room (CERN)

4/3-006 - TH Conference Room

CERN

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Description

The Workshop will review the theory challenges opened by recent high-precision measurements at the LHC of mW and αS, where theoretical systematics plays a critical role in setting the ultimate precision that the experiments can achieve. 

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  • Monday 26 February
    • 09:00 09:15
      Introduction 15m
      Speakers: Alessandro Vicini (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT)), Alexander Yohei Huss (CERN), Michelangelo Mangano (CERN), Pier Francesco Monni (CERN)
    • 09:15 09:45
      Overview of LHC EW WG1 studies in the context of precision measurements 30m
      Speaker: Daniel Froidevaux (CERN)
    • 09:45 10:25
      Fixed-order predictions for leptonic observables (QCD, EW, PDFs). 40m
      Speaker: Dr Xuan Chen (Shandong University)
    • 10:25 11:05
      Resummation and PDF uncertainties for leptonic observables 40m
      Speaker: Tobias Neumann (Illinois Tech / Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
    • 11:05 11:30
      Coffee break 25m
    • 11:30 12:00
      Non-perturbative aspects 30m
      Speakers: Prof. Alessandro Bacchetta, Giuseppe Bozzi (University of Cagliari and INFN, Cagliari), Dr Valerio Bertone (C.E.A. Paris-Saclay)
    • 12:00 12:30
      Propagation of scale uncertainties to ptlep templates after tuning to ptZ 30m
      Speaker: Paolo Torrielli (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))
    • 12:30 13:00
      Bayesian Estimates for TH Uncertainties 30m
      Speaker: Alexander Yohei Huss (CERN)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch break 1h
    • 14:00 14:40
      Theory Uncertainties and Correlations from Theory Nuisance Parameters 40m
      Speaker: Frank Tackmann (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
    • 14:40 15:20
      Theory uncertainties in the LHCb MW measurement 40m
      Speaker: Mika Anton Vesterinen (University of Warwick (GB))
    • 15:20 16:00
      Theory uncertainties in the alphaS measurement from ptZ 40m
      Speaker: Stefano Camarda (CERN)
    • 16:00 16:20
      Coffee break 20m
    • 16:20 17:00
      Propagation of TH uncertainties in data driven approaches 40m
      Speaker: Maarten Boonekamp (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
    • 17:00 17:30
      Profiling of PDF uncertainties 30m
      Speaker: Simone Amoroso (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
    • 17:30 18:30
      General discussion on the way forward 1h
    • 18:30 20:00
      Drink and refreshments 1h 30m
  • Tuesday 27 February
    • 09:00 11:00
      Discussion on next steps: Discussion