Prompt photon production with POWHEG
M. Klasen
TL;DR
This paper introduces a next-to-leading order calculation for prompt photon and photon-jet production, matched with parton showers using POWHEG, improving agreement with RHIC data over previous methods.
Contribution
It presents a novel NLO calculation matched with parton showers for prompt photon production, addressing photon radiation issues and enhancing data description.
Findings
Better data agreement than NLO or PYTHIA alone
Addresses photon radiation issues in calculations
Provides a consistent NLO + parton shower framework
Abstract
We present a calculation of prompt photon and associated photon-jet production at next-to-leading order that is consistently matched to parton showers with POWHEG. Specific issues that appear in photon radiation are discussed. Numerical results are compared to pp collision data at RHIC energies and shown to describe the data better than inclusive next-to-leading order calculations or those with leading order Monte Carlo generators like PYTHIA alone.
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TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · High-Energy Particle Collisions Research · Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research