Constraining the four-light quark operators in the SMEFT with multijet and VBF processes at linear level
Abstract
A bstract We investigate how the interference of the SM with ten four-light quark operators in the SMEFT can be constrained thanks to multijet and Z , W , γ VBF production in association with jets. The differential distributions for each process are generated at LO for different jet multiplicities, that are then merged and showered. We check which observables provide better bounds on the Wilson coefficients, and what directions in the ten-dimensional coefficient space they are able to probe. We discuss the relevance of the quadratic contributions with respect to the linear terms and use them to assess the validity of the EFT approach.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Volume
- 2026
- Issue
- 7
- Publication date
- 1 July 2026
- Language
- EN