Single Top Production in the Wt mode with MC@NLO
Abstract
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We consider whether Wt production can be considered as a distinct production process at the LHC, separate from top pair production with which it interferes. We argue that this problem can be meaningfully addressed in an MC@NLO calculation, and give two definitions of the Wt mode whose difference measures the degree of interference between Wt and top pair production. These are then implemented in the MC@NLO software framework, and results given which demonstrate that it is indeed legitimate to isolate the Wt process, subject to adequate cuts.
Invited talk at the XLIVth Rencontres de Moriond on QCD and High Energy Interactions, La Thuile, Italy, 14-21 Mar 2009
Invited talk at the XLIVth Rencontres de Moriond on QCD and High Energy Interactions, La Thuile, Italy, 14-21 Mar 2009