Next-to-leading order pp -> W^\prime -> tb production at 14 TeV and 33 TeV

TL;DR

This paper updates the theoretical predictions for W' boson production and decay to top and bottom quarks at 14 TeV and 33 TeV proton-proton colliders, including cross sections and widths with uncertainties.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive NLO cross sections and widths for W' bosons at these energies, including separate results for left- and right-handed states.

Findings

NLO cross sections and widths are calculated for W' bosons at 14 TeV and 33 TeV.

Theoretical uncertainties are mainly due to parton distribution functions.

Results include separate tables for different W' chiralities.

Abstract

I update the predicted leading order and next-to-leading order cross sections and total widths for W^\prime bosons that decay to top and bottom quarks at 14 TeV and 33 TeV pp colliders (pp -> W^\prime -> tb). Separate tables are included for right- and left-handed bosons. Theoretical uncertainties are completely dominated by parton distribution function uncertainties, and are computed for W^\prime_+- production at a 14 TeV pp collider.