MCFM for the Tevatron and the LHC

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current capabilities of the MCFM NLO parton-level integrator, highlighting recent process additions and comparing standard model predictions for the Tevatron and LHC energies.

Contribution

It introduces recent updates to MCFM, including Higgs + 2-jet and top pair production processes, and compares predictions for Tevatron and LHC energies.

Findings

MCFM now includes Higgs + 2-jet and top pair production processes.

Comparative analysis of standard model processes at Tevatron and LHC energies.

Discussion on potential Tevatron data accumulation benefits.

Abstract

A summary is given of the current status of the next-to-leading order (NLO) parton-level integrator MCFM. Some details are given about the Higgs + 2-jet process and the production and decay of $t \bar{t}$, both of which have recently been added to the code. Using MCFM, comparisons between the Tevatron running at $\sqrt{s}=2$~TeV and the LHC running at $\sqrt{s}=7$~TeV are made for standard model process including the production of Higgs bosons. The case for running the Tevatron until 16fb$^{-1}$ are accumulated by both detectors is sketched.