research article
Automation of one-loop QCD computations
We present the complete automation of the computation of one-loop QCD corrections, including UV renormalization, to an arbitrary scattering process in the Standard Model. This is achieved by embedding the OPP integrand reduction technique, as implemented in CutTools, into the MadGraph framework. By interfacing the tool so constructed, which we dub MadLoop, with MadFKS, the fully automatic computation of any infrared-safe observable at the next-to-leading order in QCD is attained. We demonstrate the flexibility and the reach of our method by calculating the production rates for a variety of processes at the 7TeV LHC.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000291364300044
Author(s)
Frederix, Rikkert
Vittoria Garzelli, Maria
Maltoni, Fabio
Pittau, Roberto
Date Issued
2011
Publisher
Published in
Start page
44
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
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Available on Infoscience
December 16, 2011
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