Higher order QCD corrections to single top quark production

It is known that the LHC has a considerable discovery potential because of its large centre-of-mass energy (vs =14 TeV) and the high design luminosity. In addition, the two experiments ATLAS and CMS perform precision measurements for numerous models in physics. The increasing experimental precision demands an even higher level of accuracy on the theoretical side. For a more precise prediction of outcomes, one has to consider the corrections obtained typically from Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). The calculation of these corrections in the high energy regime is described by perturbation theory. In the present study, multi-loop calculations in QCD, including in particular two-loop corrections for single top quark production, are considered. There are several phenomenological motivations to study single top quark production: Firstly, the process is sensitive to the electroweak Wtb-vertex; moreover, non-standard couplings can hint at physics beyond the Standard Model. Secondly, the t-channel cross section measurement provides information on the b-quark Parton Distribution Functions (PDF). Finally, single top quark production enables us to directly measure the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa(CKM) matrix element Vtb. The next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) calculation of the single top quark production has many building blocks. In this study, two blocks will be presented: one-loop corrections squared and two-loop corrections interfered with Born. Initially, the one-loop squared contribution at NNLO for single top quark production will be calculated. Before we begin with the calculation of the two-loop corrections to single top quark production, we calculate the QCD form factors of heavy quarks at NNLO, along with the axial vector coupling as a first independent check. A comparison with the relevant literature suggests that this approach is in line with generally accepted procedure. This consistency check provides a proof of the validity of our setup. In the next step, the two-lo

Mohammad Assadsolimani ist 1981 in Esfahan geboren. Nach einem halben Software-Engineering-Studium an der Universität Esfahan, begann er im Jahre 2003 an der Universität Wuppertal und danach an der Universität Würzburg Physik und Mathematik zu studieren. Nachdem er 2005 sein Vordiplom abgeschlossen hat, ging er nach Mainz. Im Jahre 2010 hat er sein Diplom an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Hochenergiephysik abgeschlossen. Anschließend hat er an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in der theoretischen Physik, Schwerpunkt Elementarteilchen, promoviert.