$gg \to ZH$: Updated predictions at NLO QCD

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Authors: Benjamin Campillo Aveleira, Long Chen, Joshua Davies, G. Degrassi, Pier Paolo Giardino, Ramona Gröber, Gudrun Heinrich, Stephen Jones, Matthias Kerner, Johannes Schlenk, M. Steinhauser, Marco Vitti
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Abstract

We present state-of-the-art predictions for the inclusive cross section of gluon-initiated ZH Z H production, following the recommendations of the LHC Higgs Working Group. In particular, we include NLO QCD corrections, where the virtual corrections are obtained from the combination of a forward expansion and a high-energy expansion, and the real corrections are exact. The expanded results for the virtual corrections are compared in detail to full numerical results. The updated predictions show a reduction of the scale uncertainties to the level of 15%, and they include an estimate of the top-mass-scheme uncertainty.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Publication details

Journal / source
SciPost Physics Community Reports
Publisher
Stichting SciPost
Publication date
13 January 2026
Language
EN