A framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitter

Abstract An extension of the xFitter open-source program for QCD analyses is presented, allowing for a polynomial parameterization of the dependence of physical observables on theoretical parameters. This extension enables simultaneous determination of parton distribution functions (PDFs) and new ph...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Min Shen, Simone Amoroso, Jun Gao, Katerina Lipka, Oleksandr Zenaiev
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Published: SpringerOpen 2024-11-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13585-w
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description Abstract An extension of the xFitter open-source program for QCD analyses is presented, allowing for a polynomial parameterization of the dependence of physical observables on theoretical parameters. This extension enables simultaneous determination of parton distribution functions (PDFs) and new physics parameters within the framework of the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT). The functionalities of the code are illustrated in a sensitivity study, where a simultaneous determination of the PDFs, top quark mass and the couplings of selected dimension-6 SMEFT operators is addressed using projections for measurements of top quark-antiquark pair production at the High-Luminosity LHC. The importance of considering all the correlations of the parton distributions, top quark mass and the SMEFT parameters in a simultaneous QCD+SMEFT analysis is demonstrated. This work serves as a new platform for simultaneous extraction of the PDFs and the SM/SMEFT parameters based on xFitter.
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spelling doaj-art-2c77c7e1c78e41cab3df049ca2ddaa302024-12-29T12:43:28ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522024-11-01841111910.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13585-wA framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitterXiao-Min Shen0Simone Amoroso1Jun Gao2Katerina Lipka3Oleksandr Zenaiev4Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYINPAC, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao-Tong UniversityDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYInstitute for Theoretical Physics, Hamburg UniversityAbstract An extension of the xFitter open-source program for QCD analyses is presented, allowing for a polynomial parameterization of the dependence of physical observables on theoretical parameters. This extension enables simultaneous determination of parton distribution functions (PDFs) and new physics parameters within the framework of the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT). The functionalities of the code are illustrated in a sensitivity study, where a simultaneous determination of the PDFs, top quark mass and the couplings of selected dimension-6 SMEFT operators is addressed using projections for measurements of top quark-antiquark pair production at the High-Luminosity LHC. The importance of considering all the correlations of the parton distributions, top quark mass and the SMEFT parameters in a simultaneous QCD+SMEFT analysis is demonstrated. This work serves as a new platform for simultaneous extraction of the PDFs and the SM/SMEFT parameters based on xFitter.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13585-w
spellingShingle Xiao-Min Shen
Simone Amoroso
Jun Gao
Katerina Lipka
Oleksandr Zenaiev
A framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitter
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
title A framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitter
title_full A framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitter
title_fullStr A framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitter
title_full_unstemmed A framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitter
title_short A framework for simultaneous fit of QCD and BSM parameters with xFitter
title_sort framework for simultaneous fit of qcd and bsm parameters with xfitter
url https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13585-w
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