Next-to-leading order QCD corrections and massive quarks in e+e-→3 jets

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作者
Brandenburg, A [1 ]
Uwer, P [1 ]
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[1] RWTH Aachen, Inst Theoret Phys, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
关键词
jets in e(+)e(-)-collisions; massive quarks; QCD radiative corrections;
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10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00790-6
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We present in detail a calculation of the next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the process e(+)e(-) --> 3 jets with massive quarks. To isolate the soft and collinear divergencies of the four-parton matrix elements, we modify the phase space slicing method to account for masses. Our computation allows for the prediction of oriented three-jet events involving heavy quarks, both on and off the Z resonance, and of any event shape variable which is dominated by three-jet configurations. We show next-to-leading order results for the three-jet fraction, the differential two-jet rate, and for the thrust distribution at various c.m. energies. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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