A next-to-leading-order calculation of proton-proton(proton-antiproton) to two jets, at least one of which contains a charm quark

In this thesis, I present a next-to-leading-order (NLO) calculation for the production of two jets, at least one of which contains a charm quark, which is an important background to single-top production. I discuss the leading order results and their scale dependence before outlining the difficulties of an NLO calculation, and the need for treating the charm quarks as massive in a few areas of the calculation. The NLO corrections turn out to be rather modest, but taking the calculation to NLO greatly improves scale uncertainty.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Link, William

Contributors dc:contributor

• Willenbrock, Scott S.
• Stack, John D.
• Neubauer, Mark S.
• Fields, Brian D.

• next-to-leading-order (NLO)
• quantum chromodynamics (QCD)
• charm
• quark

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2012 William Link

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/42328

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/42328