Charged Higgs boson production in association with a top quark in MC@NLO

We discuss the calculation of charged Higgs boson production in association with a top quark in the MC@NLO framework for combining NLO matrix elements with a parton shower. The process is defined in a model-independent manner for wide applicability, and can be used if the charged Higgs boson mass is...

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Published in:The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields Particles and fields, 2010-06, Vol.67 (3-4), p.617-636
Main Authors: Weydert, C., Frixione, S., Herquet, M., Klasen, M., Laenen, E., Plehn, T., Stavenga, G., White, C. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Elementary Particles
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Higgs bosons
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Pair production
Partons
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Quarks
Special Article - Tools for Experiment and Theory
String Theory
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Summary:We discuss the calculation of charged Higgs boson production in association with a top quark in the MC@NLO framework for combining NLO matrix elements with a parton shower. The process is defined in a model-independent manner for wide applicability, and can be used if the charged Higgs boson mass is either greater or less than the mass of the top quark. For the latter mass region, care is needed in defining the charged Higgs production mode due to interference with top pair production. We give a suitable definition applicable in an NLO (plus parton shower) context, and we present example results for the LHC.
ISSN:1434-6044
1434-6052
DOI:10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1320-8