Systematics of quark/gluon tagging

Apr 12, 2017
51 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 07 (2017) 091
  • Published: Jul 18, 2017
e-Print:
Report number:
  • MIT-CTP-4885,
  • COEPP-MN-17-2,
  • MCNET-17-04

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Abstract: (Springer)
By measuring the substructure of a jet, one can assign it a “quark” or “gluon” tag. In the eikonal (double-logarithmic) limit, quark/gluon discrimination is determined solely by the color factor of the initiating parton (CF_{F} versus CA_{A} ). In this paper, we confront the challenges faced when going beyond this leading-order understanding, using both parton-shower generators and first-principles calculations to assess the impact of higher-order perturbative and nonperturbative physics. Working in the idealized context of electron-positron collisions, where one can define a proxy for quark and gluon jets based on the Lorentz structure of the production vertex, we find a fascinating interplay between perturbative shower effects and nonperturbative hadronization effects. Turning to proton-proton collisions, we highlight a core set of measurements that would constrain current uncertainties in quark/gluon tagging and improve the overall modeling of jets at the Large Hadron Collider.
Note:
  • 50 pages, 20 figures, extended version of the Les Houches 2015 study from arXiv:1605.04692; v2: updated to approximately match journal version, including improved discussion of nonperturbative Casimir scaling and more umlauts
  • Jets
  • QCD Phenomenology
  • gluon: jet
  • quark: jet
  • hadronization: effect
  • higher-order: 0
  • p p: scattering
  • structure
  • electron positron: scattering
  • CERN LHC Coll