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    TH Meeting on Particle Physics Phenomenology

    W/Z/Higgs production at the LHC and PDF uncertainties

    by Olness, F. (Southern Methodist University)

    → Europe/Zurich
    TH Auditorium (CERN)

    TH Auditorium

    CERN
    Description
    At the LHC, W and Z boson production will be used as 'benchmark' processes to calibrate various searches for the Higgs boson, SUSY, and other 'new physics' processes. In the context of the PDF global analysis, we examine current data from HERA, Tevatron, and fixed-targets to properly quantify the PDF uncertainties. This helps us distinguish 'new physics' from 'old physics,' and thereby maximize the discovery potential of the LHC.