Next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order QCD corrections to photon-pair production

Created in April 14, 2026

2026   ·   physics   ·   work

Next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order QCD corrections to photon-pair production

Authors: Michal Czakon, Felix Eschment, Terry Generet, Rene Poncelet

Abstract: The production of two isolated photons in high-energy hadron collisions poses a challenge to perturbative QCD because of large corrections through next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO). We present novel next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order (N3LO) predictions and finally demonstrate perturbative convergence for this process. We discuss the considerable computational challenges and phenomenological results for the Large Hadron Collider.

Article on arxiv.org



Enjoy Reading This Article?

Here are some more articles you might like to read next:

  • Higher-order QCD corrections to top-quark pair production in association with a jet
  • NNLO QCD corrections to Wbb production at the LHC
  • Identified hadron production at hadron colliders in NNLO QCD
  • A first next-to-next-to-leading order study of three-jet production at the LHC
  • Associated production of a W-boson and a charm meson at NNLO in QCD