High Energy Photoproduction

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current experimental and phenomenological understanding of high energy photoproduction, focusing on photon structure, jet and heavy flavor production, and their implications for QCD in collider physics.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent results and theoretical insights into high energy photoproduction phenomena relevant for collider experiments.

Findings

Photon structure insights from recent experiments

Observations of jet and heavy flavor production at high energies

Implications for QCD models and collider physics

Abstract

The experimental and phenomenological status of high energy photoproduction is reviewed. Topics covered include the structure of the photon, production of jets, heavy flavours and prompt photons, rapidity gaps, energy flow and underlying events. The results are placed in the context of the current understanding of QCD, with particular application to present and future hadron and lepton colliders.