BFKL Azimuthal Imprints in Inclusive Three-jet Production at 7 and 13 TeV

TL;DR

This paper investigates azimuthal-angle observables in three-jet events at the LHC to test BFKL dynamics, focusing on Mueller-Navelet jets with a central jet, using realistic kinematic cuts.

Contribution

It introduces new azimuthal observables in inclusive three-jet production to probe BFKL dynamics with realistic LHC conditions.

Findings

Proposes azimuthal-angle projections as tests for BFKL dynamics.

Analyzes three-jet configurations with forward, backward, and central jets.

Considers effects of mini-jet multiplicity in the analysis.

Abstract

We propose the study of new observables in LHC inclusive events with three tagged jets, one in the forward direction, one in the backward direction and both well-separated in rapidity from the each other (Mueller-Navelet jets), together with a third jet tagged in central regions of rapidity. Since non-tagged associated mini-jet multiplicity is allowed, we argue that projecting the cross sections on azimuthal-angle components can provide several distinct tests of the BFKL dynamics. Realistic LHC kinematical cuts are introduced.