Top Physics in WHIZARD
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Top Physics in WHIZARD
Top Physics in WHIZARD (+ NLO/QCD Status) Jürgen R. Reuter, DESY J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 WHIZARD @ WHISTLER J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 My tribute to Canada … J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 My tribute to Canada … ✦ J.R.Reuter in memoriam ✦ Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 My tribute to Canada … ✦ in memoriam ✦ Jon Vickers, 29.10.1926 - 10.7.2015 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) “Vergeh’ die Welt meiner jauchzenden Eil’! Die Leuchte verlischt, zu ihr! Isolde!” LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 WHIZARD: Overview WHIZARD v2.2.7 (11.08.2015) http://whizard.hepforge.org <[email protected]> WHIZARD Team: Wolfgang Kilian,Thorsten Ohl, JRR Simon Braß/Bijan Chokoufé/Marco Sekulla/Christian Weiss/Soyoung Shim/Florian Staub/Zhijie Zhao + 2 Master (some losses: C. Speckner [software engineering], F. Bach [European Commission], S. Schmidt [Philosophy]) Publication: EPJ C71 (2011) 1742 (and others for O’Mega, Interfaces, color flow formalism) J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 WHIZARD: Overview WHIZARD v2.2.7 (11.08.2015) http://whizard.hepforge.org <[email protected]> WHIZARD Team: Wolfgang Kilian,Thorsten Ohl, JRR Simon Braß/Bijan Chokoufé/Marco Sekulla/Christian Weiss/Soyoung Shim/Florian Staub/Zhijie Zhao + 2 Master (some losses: C. Speckner [software engineering], F. Bach [European Commission], S. Schmidt [Philosophy]) Publication: EPJ C71 (2011) 1742 (and others for O’Mega, Interfaces, color flow formalism) LHC 2nd WHIZARD Workshop Würzburg, 03/2015 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) K. Desch, DESY Th-WS ‘15 LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 WHIZARD Parton Shower Two independent implementations: kT-ordered QCD and Analytic QCD shower Analytic shower: no shower veto exact shower history known, allows reweighting Kilian/JRR/Schmidt/Wiesler, JHEP 1204 013 (2012) Technical overhaul of the shower / merging part Plans: implement GKS matching, QED shower (also interleaved, infrastructure ready) J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Tuning of the WHIZARD Parton Shower First tunes of both kT-ordered QCD and Analytic QCD shower Chokoufe/Englert/JRR, Di- and Multijet data from LEP as given in RIVET analysis Usage of the PROFESSOR tool for determining the best fit Buckley et al., 2009 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) 2015 LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Development in WHIZARD Need for precision predictions that match (sub-) percent experimental accuracy mainly NLO corrections, but also QED and electroweak (ee) Binoth Les Houches Interface (BLHA): Workflow 1. Process definition in SINDARIN (contract to One-Loop Program [OLP]) 2. OLP generates code (Born/virtual interference), WHIZARD reads contract 3. NLO matrix element library loaded into WHIZARD J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Development in WHIZARD Need for precision predictions that match (sub-) percent experimental accuracy mainly NLO corrections, but also QED and electroweak (ee) Binoth Les Houches Interface (BLHA): Workflow 1. Process definition in SINDARIN (contract to One-Loop Program [OLP]) 2. OLP generates code (Born/virtual interference), WHIZARD reads contract 3. NLO matrix element library loaded into WHIZARD Working NLO interfaces to: (first focus on QCD corrections) J.R.Reuter GoSam [G. Cullen et al.] OpenLoops [F. Cascioli et al.] Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Development in WHIZARD Need for precision predictions that match (sub-) percent experimental accuracy mainly NLO corrections, but also QED and electroweak (ee) Binoth Les Houches Interface (BLHA): Workflow 1. Process definition in SINDARIN (contract to One-Loop Program [OLP]) 2. OLP generates code (Born/virtual interference), WHIZARD reads contract 3. NLO matrix element library loaded into WHIZARD Working NLO interfaces to: (first focus on QCD corrections) GoSam [G. Cullen et al.] OpenLoops [F. Cascioli et al.] WHIZARD v2.2.6 contains alpha version QCD corrections (massless and massive emitters) alpha_power = 2 alphas_power = 0 process eett = e1,E1 => t, tbar { nlo_calculation = “full” } J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Development in WHIZARD Need for precision predictions that match (sub-) percent experimental accuracy mainly NLO corrections, but also QED and electroweak (ee) Binoth Les Houches Interface (BLHA): Workflow 1. Process definition in SINDARIN (contract to One-Loop Program [OLP]) 2. OLP generates code (Born/virtual interference), WHIZARD reads contract 3. NLO matrix element library loaded into WHIZARD Working NLO interfaces to: (first focus on QCD corrections) GoSam [G. Cullen et al.] OpenLoops [F. Cascioli et al.] WHIZARD v2.2.6 contains alpha version QCD corrections (massless and massive emitters) alpha_power = 2 alphas_power = 0 process eett = e1,E1 => t, tbar { nlo_calculation = “full” } J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Development in WHIZARD Need for precision predictions that match (sub-) percent experimental accuracy mainly NLO corrections, but also QED and electroweak (ee) Binoth Les Houches Interface (BLHA): Workflow 1. Process definition in SINDARIN (contract to One-Loop Program [OLP]) 2. OLP generates code (Born/virtual interference), WHIZARD reads contract 3. NLO matrix element library loaded into WHIZARD Working NLO interfaces to: (first focus on QCD corrections) GoSam [G. Cullen et al.] OpenLoops [F. Cascioli et al.] fixedorder 1000 WHIZARD v2.2.6 contains alpha version 800 QCD corrections (massless and massive emitters) [fb] 600 alpha_power = 2 alphas_power = 0 400 process eett = e1,E1 => t, tbar { nlo_calculation = “full” } 200 onshell, LO onshell, NLO offshell, LO offshell, NLO 0 350 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) 400 450 p 500 550 600 s [GeV] LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 FKS Subtraction (Frixione/Kunszt/Signer) Subtraction formalism to make real and virtual contributions separately finite d NLO = Z | J.R.Reuter d n+1 R {z finite d S + } Z | d n+1 S + {z finite Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) Z d n V } LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 FKS Subtraction (Frixione/Kunszt/Signer) Subtraction formalism to make real and virtual contributions separately finite d NLO = Z | d n+1 R d S {z + } finite ✴ Z | d n+1 S + {z Z d n finite V } Automated subtraction terms in WHIZARD, algorithm: Find all singular pairs I = {(1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 5), (2, 6), (5, 6)} ✴ Partition phase space according to singular regions 1= X S↵ ( ) ↵2I ✴ J.R.Reuter Generate subtraction terms for singular regions Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 FKS Subtraction (Frixione/Kunszt/Signer) Subtraction formalism to make real and virtual contributions separately finite d NLO = Z | d n+1 R d S {z + } finite ✴ Z | d n+1 S + {z Z d n finite V } Automated subtraction terms in WHIZARD, algorithm: Find all singular pairs I = {(1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 5), (2, 6), (5, 6)} ✴ Partition phase space according to singular regions 1= X S↵ ( ) ↵2I ✴ J.R.Reuter Generate subtraction terms for singular regions Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Examples and Validation Simplest benchmark process: e+ e ! q q̄ with NLO LO / LO = ↵s /⇡ Plot for total cross section for fixed strong coupling constant List of validated QCD NLO processes • e+ e ! q q̄ • e+ e ! q q̄g • e+ e ! `+ ` q q̄ • Cross-checks with MG5_aMC@NLO • e+ e ! `+ ⌫` q q̄ • Phase space integration for virtuals performs great • e+ e ! tt̄ • e+ e ! tW b • e+ e ! W + W bb̄ • e+ e ! tt̄H J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Examples and Validation Simplest benchmark process: e+ e ! q q̄ with NLO LO / LO = ↵s /⇡ Plot for total cross section for fixed strong coupling constant List of validated QCD NLO processes • e+ e ! q q̄ • e+ e ! q q̄g • e+ e ! `+ ` q q̄ • Cross-checks with MG5_aMC@NLO • e+ e ! `+ ⌫` q q̄ • Phase space integration for virtuals performs great • e+ e ! tt̄ • e+ e ! tW b ✦ QCD NLO infrastructure in pp complete • e+ e ! W + W bb̄ ✦ • e+ e ! tt̄H First attempts on electroweak corrections, interfacing the RECOLA code [Denner et al.] J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Fixed-Order Events Add weights of real emission events to weight of Born kinematics using the FKS mapping Output weighted events in WHIZARD (e.g. using HepMC), then analysis with Rivet Example process: e+ e ! W + W bb̄ J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Fixed-Order Events Add weights of real emission events to weight of Born kinematics using the FKS mapping Output weighted events in WHIZARD (e.g. using HepMC), then analysis with Rivet Example process: e+ e ! W + W bb̄ J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 NLO Fixed-Order Events Add weights of real emission events to weight of Born kinematics using the FKS mapping Output weighted events in WHIZARD (e.g. using HepMC), then analysis with Rivet Example process: e+ e ! W + W bb̄ Completed: polarized NLO results (remember: ILC will always run with polarization) Produce also plots including complete ISR photon radiation and beamstrahlung NLO decays also available (Initial state Jacobian, important for consistent widths) Investigate the full 2 ➝ 6 process: e+e- ➝ bbeμνν [Chokoufé/Kilian/Lindert/JRR/Pozzorini/Weiss] J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Automated POWHEG Matching in WHIZARD Soft gluon emissions before hard emission generate large logs 1 kTmax 2 Perturbative αs : |Msoft | ⇠ k2 ! log kmin T T Consistent matching of NLO matrix element with shower POWHEG method: hardest emission first [Nason et al.] J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Automated POWHEG Matching in WHIZARD Soft gluon emissions before hard emission generate large logs 1 kTmax 2 Perturbative αs : |Msoft | ⇠ k2 ! log kmin T T Consistent matching of NLO matrix element with shower POWHEG method: hardest emission first [Nason et al.] • Complete NLO events B( n) = B( n) +V( n) • POWHEG generate events according to the formula: d = B( n) NLO min (kT ) R • Uses the modified Sudakov form factor: Z NLO (kT ) = exp d R J.R.Reuter + + Z d rad R( R( NLO (kT ) R R( n+1 ) ✓(kT ( rad B( n ) Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) n+1 ) n+1 ) B( n) n+1 ) d rad kT ) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Automated POWHEG Matching in WHIZARD Soft gluon emissions before hard emission generate large logs 1 kTmax 2 Perturbative αs : |Msoft | ⇠ k2 ! log kmin T T Consistent matching of NLO matrix element with shower POWHEG method: hardest emission first [Nason et al.] • Complete NLO events B( n) = B( n) +V( n) • POWHEG generate events according to the formula: d = B( n) NLO min (kT ) R • Uses the modified Sudakov form factor: Z NLO (kT ) = exp d R + + Z d rad R( R( NLO (kT ) R R( n+1 ) ✓(kT ( rad B( n ) n+1 ) n+1 ) B( n) n+1 ) d rad kT ) Hardest emission: kTmax ; shower with imposing a veto B < 0 if virtual and real terms larger than Born: shouldn’t happen in perturbative regions Reweighting such that B > 0 for all events POWHEG: Positive Weight Hardest Emission Generator own implementation in WHIZARD J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 POWHEG Matching, example: e+e- to dijets J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Examples: Top pairs and tth production J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold at lepton colliders ILC top threshold scan best-known method to measure top quark mass, ΔΜ ~ 30-50 MeV Heavy quark production at lepton colliders, qualitatively: Threshold region: top velocity v ~ αs ⪡ 1 J.R.Reuter ⌫= rp s Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) 2mt + i m t LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold Resummation in (p)NRQCD NRQCD is EFT for non-relativistic quark-antiquark systems: separate M·v and M·v 2 Integrate out hard quark and gluon d.o.f. Resummation of singular terms close to threshold (v = 0) Hoang et al. ’99-‘01; Beneke et al., ’13-‘14 Phase space of two massive particles R⌘ tt̄ µµ =v X ⇣ ↵ s ⌘k X k v i i (↵s ln v) ⇥ ⇥ 1 (LL); ↵s , v (NLL); ↵s2 , ↵s v, v 2 (NNLL) (p/v)NRQCD EFT w/ RG improvement J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold Resummation in (p)NRQCD NRQCD is EFT for non-relativistic quark-antiquark systems: separate M·v and M·v 2 Integrate out hard quark and gluon d.o.f. Resummation of singular terms close to threshold (v = 0) Hoang et al. ’99-‘01; Beneke et al., ’13-‘14 Phase space of two massive particles R⌘ tt̄ =v µµ X ⇣ ↵ s ⌘k X k v i i (↵s ln v) ⇥ ⇥ 1 (LL); ↵s , v (NLL); ↵s2 , ↵s v, v 2 (NNLL) R ,Z v v a a (p/v)NRQCD EFT w/ RG improvement (s) = F (s)R (s) + F (s)R (s) | {z } | {z } s-wave: LL+NLL p-wave⇠v 2 :NNLL but contributes at NLL differentially! J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold Resummation in (p)NRQCD NRQCD is EFT for non-relativistic quark-antiquark systems: separate M·v and M·v 2 Integrate out hard quark and gluon d.o.f. Resummation of singular terms close to threshold (v = 0) Hoang et al. ’99-‘01; Beneke et al., ’13-‘14 Phase space of two massive particles R⌘ tt̄ =v µµ X ⇣ ↵ s ⌘k X k v i i (↵s ln v) ⇥ ⇥ 1 (LL); ↵s , v (NLL); ↵s2 , ↵s v, v 2 (NNLL) R ,Z v v a a (p/v)NRQCD EFT w/ RG improvement (s) = F (s)R (s) + F (s)R (s) | {z } | {z } s-wave: LL+NLL p-wave⇠v 2 :NNLL but contributes at NLL differentially! Coulomb potential gluon ladder resumption J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold Resummation in (p)NRQCD NRQCD is EFT for non-relativistic quark-antiquark systems: separate M·v and M·v 2 Integrate out hard quark and gluon d.o.f. Resummation of singular terms close to threshold (v = 0) Hoang et al. ’99-‘01; Beneke et al., ’13-‘14 Phase space of two massive particles R⌘ tt̄ =v µµ X ⇣ ↵ s ⌘k X k v i i (↵s ln v) ⇥ ⇥ 1 (LL); ↵s , v (NLL); ↵s2 , ↵s v, v 2 (NNLL) R ,Z v v a | a (s) = F (s)R (s) + F (s)R (s) | {z } | {z } s-wave: LL+NLL {z } (p/v)NRQCD EFT w/ RG improvement can be mapped onto effective ttV vertex p-wave⇠v 2 :NNLL but contributes at NLL differentially! Coulomb potential gluon ladder resumption far away from threshold C3 J.R.Reuter v/a G(N)LL = v/a pole p G(N)LL (↵s , Mt , s, |~ pt | , t) differential in off-shell tt phase space Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold in WHIZARD with F. Bach/B. Chokoufe/A. Hoang/M. Stahlhofen/C. Weiss Implement resummed threshold effects as effective vertex [form factor] in WHIZARD Gv,a (0, pt , E + i t , ⌫) from TOPPIK code [Jezabek/Teubner], included in WHIZARD Default parameters: M 1S = 172 GeV, M 1S = Mtpole (1 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) NLO t = 1.409 GeV ↵s (MZ ) = 0.118 LL/N LL (Coul.) ) [P. Marquard’s talk] LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold in WHIZARD with F. Bach/B. Chokoufe/A. Hoang/M. Stahlhofen/C. Weiss Implement resummed threshold effects as effective vertex [form factor] in WHIZARD Gv,a (0, pt , E + i t , ⌫) from TOPPIK code [Jezabek/Teubner], included in WHIZARD Default parameters: M 1S = 172 GeV, M 1S = Mtpole (1 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) NLO t = 1.409 GeV ↵s (MZ ) = 0.118 LL/N LL (Coul.) ) [P. Marquard’s talk] LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Top Threshold in WHIZARD with F. Bach/B. Chokoufe/A. Hoang/M. Stahlhofen/C. Weiss Implement resummed threshold effects as effective vertex [form factor] in WHIZARD Gv,a (0, pt , E + i t , ⌫) from TOPPIK code [Jezabek/Teubner], included in WHIZARD Default parameters: M 1S = 172 GeV, NLO t = 1.409 GeV ↵s (MZ ) = 0.118 LL/N LL (Coul.) ) M 1S = Mtpole (1 [P. Marquard’s talk] Theory uncertainties from scale variations: hard and soft scale µh = h · mt J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) µ s = f · mt v LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Sanity checks: correct limit for αs ⟶ 0, stable against variation of cutoff ΔM [15-30 GeV] Why include LL/NLL in a Monte Carlo event generator? Important effects: beamstrahlung; ISR; LO electroweak terms More exclusive observables accessible J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Sanity checks: correct limit for αs ⟶ 0, stable against variation of cutoff ΔM [15-30 GeV] Why include LL/NLL in a Monte Carlo event generator? Important effects: beamstrahlung; ISR; LO electroweak terms More exclusive observables accessible J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Sanity checks: correct limit for αs ⟶ 0, stable against variation of cutoff ΔM [15-30 GeV] Why include LL/NLL in a Monte Carlo event generator? Important effects: beamstrahlung; ISR; LO electroweak terms More exclusive observables accessible J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) Forward-backward asymmetry (norm. good shape stability) Af b := (ptz > 0) (ptz ) < 0) (ptz > 0) + (ptz < 0) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Matching to continuum at LO and NLO analytic+whizard-onshell 1000 800 600 [fb] • Transition region between relativistic and resummation effects • CLIC benchmark energies: 0.38 TeV, 1.4 TeV, 3.0 TeV • Remove double-counting NLO / (N)LL 400 200 onshell, NLO expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S , nopwave AnalyticOneloop, mpole = m1S , onshell 0 340 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) 350 360 p 370 s [GeV] 380 390 400 LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Matching to continuum at LO and NLO analytic+whizard-onshell • Transition region between relativistic and resummation effects • CLIC benchmark energies: 0.38 TeV, 1.4 TeV, 3.0 TeV • Remove double-counting NLO / (N)LL 1000 1000 onshell, NLO expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S , nopwave AnalyticOneloop, mpole = m1S , onshell 800 800 [fb] [fb] 600 600 400 400 Resummed formfactor, expanded to O(↵s ) rp s 2mt + i t ⌫= p = |~ p| p0 = E t m J.R.Reuter 200 200 mt Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) onshell, NLO expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S , nopwave AnalyticOneloop, mpole = m1S , onshell 00 344.0 340 350 344.5 360 345.0 p 370 s [GeV] 380 345.5 390 346.0 400 LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Matching to continuum at LO and NLO analytic+whizard-onshell • Transition region between relativistic and resummation effects • CLIC benchmark energies: 0.38 TeV, 1.4 TeV, 3.0 TeV • Remove double-counting NLO / (N)LL 1000 1000 onshell, NLO expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S , nopwave AnalyticOneloop, mpole = m1S , onshell 800 800 [fb] [fb] 600 600 400 400 Resummed formfactor, expanded to O(↵s ) rp s 2mt + i t ⌫= p = |~ p| p0 = E t m 200 200 mt onshell, NLO expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S , nopwave AnalyticOneloop, mpole = m1S , onshell 00 344.0 340 350 344.5 360 345.0 p 370 s [GeV] 380 345.5 390 346.0 400 Matching formula J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Matching to continuum at LO and NLO analytic+whizard-onshell • Transition region between relativistic and resummation effects • CLIC benchmark energies: 0.38 TeV, 1.4 TeV, 3.0 TeV • Remove double-counting NLO / (N)LL 1000 1000 onshell, NLO expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S , nopwave AnalyticOneloop, mpole = m1S , onshell 800 800 [fb] [fb] 600 600 400 400 Resummed formfactor, expanded to O(↵s ) rp s 2mt + i t ⌫= p = |~ p| p0 = E t m 200 200 mt Matching formula J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) onshell, NLO expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S expanded FF, onshell, mpole = m1S , nopwave AnalyticOneloop, mpole = m1S , onshell 00 344.0 340 350 344.5 360 345.0 p 370 s [GeV] 380 345.5 390 346.0 400 Switch-off function LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Threshold-continuum matching J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Conclusions & Outlook WHIZARD 2.2 event generator for collider physics (ee, pp, ep) Focus here on top physics at ee colliders (QCD) NLO automation: reals and subtraction terms (FKS) [+ virtuals externally] ➝ WHIZARD 3.0 Automated POWHEG matching (other schemes in progress) Polarized results and decays available at NLO (QCD) Top threshold in e+e-: NLL NRQCD threshold / NLO continuum matching J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Conclusions & Outlook WHIZARD 2.2 event generator for collider physics (ee, pp, ep) Focus here on top physics at ee colliders (QCD) NLO automation: reals and subtraction terms (FKS) [+ virtuals externally] ➝ WHIZARD 3.0 Automated POWHEG matching (other schemes in progress) Polarized results and decays available at NLO (QCD) Top threshold in e+e-: NLL NRQCD threshold / NLO continuum matching Future projects: inclusion of tth threshold Long term: QED/EW NLO, QED Shower, NNLO QCD J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Conclusions & Outlook WHIZARD 2.2 event generator for collider physics (ee, pp, ep) Focus here on top physics at ee colliders (QCD) NLO automation: reals and subtraction terms (FKS) [+ virtuals externally] ➝ WHIZARD 3.0 Automated POWHEG matching (other schemes in progress) Polarized results and decays available at NLO (QCD) Top threshold in e+e-: NLL NRQCD threshold / NLO continuum matching Future projects: inclusion of tth threshold Long term: QED/EW NLO, QED Shower, NNLO QCD Experimentalists present !?!? J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 Conclusions & Outlook WHIZARD 2.2 event generator for collider physics (ee, pp, ep) Focus here on top physics at ee colliders (QCD) NLO automation: reals and subtraction terms (FKS) [+ virtuals externally] ➝ WHIZARD 3.0 Automated POWHEG matching (other schemes in progress) Polarized results and decays available at NLO (QCD) Top threshold in e+e-: NLL NRQCD threshold / NLO continuum matching Future projects: inclusion of tth threshold Long term: QED/EW NLO, QED Shower, NNLO QCD Experimentalists present !?!? J.R.Reuter Time for the: Experimentalists’ ILC/CLIC NLO Wishlist Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15 J.R.Reuter Top Physics in WHIZARD (+NLO/QCD) LCWS 2015, Whistler, 4.11.15