Speaker
Steven Honeywell
(Florida State University)
Description
A precise determination of V+b processes (V=Z, photon) at hadron colliders opens the possibility of measuring the b-quark PDF at the LHC. In this context, we have computed the one-loop electroweak (EW) corrections for the production of a b-jet in association with a Z boson in hadronic collisions. In the interest of accuracy and future developments, we retain the b-quark mass both in the initial and final states. For a comprehensive phenomenological
study, we compare EW and QCD corrections under the same assumptions, and we estimate the residual level of theoretical systematic uncertainty.
Author
Steven Honeywell
(Florida State University)
Co-authors
Prof.
Doreen Wackeroth
(SUNY Buffalo)
Dr
Laura Reina
(Florida State University (US))
Seth Quackenbush
(Florida State University)
