Hard Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider

TL;DR

This paper reviews the key measurements of high-energy hard scattering processes in proton-proton collisions at the LHC, highlighting their role in exploring and extending our understanding of fundamental physics at the energy frontier.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of principal measurements of hard processes at the LHC, emphasizing their significance in probing physics at the energy frontier.

Findings

Key measurements have advanced understanding of QCD at high energies

Results support the Standard Model predictions in proton-proton collisions

Data suggest potential areas for new physics beyond current models

Abstract

The measurement of hard scattering processes, meaning those with energy scales of more than a few GeV, is the main method by which physics is being explored and extended by the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. We review the principal measurements made so far, and what they have told us about physics at the energy frontier.