Heavy quark impact factor and single bottom quark production at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper computes the finite part of the heavy quark impact factor at next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy, enabling more precise predictions for single bottom quark production at the LHC.

Contribution

It provides a detailed calculation of the heavy quark impact factor suitable for phenomenological applications in high-energy collider physics.

Findings

Finite heavy quark impact factor calculated at NLL accuracy

Facilitates improved cross-section predictions for bottom quark production

Applicable to LHC phenomenology

Abstract

We calculate the finite part of the heavy quark impact factor at next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy in a form suitable for phenomenological studies such as the calculation of the cross-section for single bottom quark production at the LHC.