Leading-order estimates for sigma(gg --> H) in pb. Centre-of-mass energy = 7000.0000000000000 Higgs mass = 120.00000000000000 First consider PDF sets with different m_c values. Fit with free alpha_S(M_Z), 5-flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (fits for range of m_c values) Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 15 member PDFs. mem=0 --> default m_c = 1.40 GeV mem=1-14 --> m_c = 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.20, 1.25, 1.30, 1.35, 1.45, 1.50, 1.55, 1.60, 1.65, 1.70, 1.75 GeV >>>>>> <<<<<< Nmem = 14 mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec = 5.09424 pb mCharm = 1.05 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11569 alphaS(Q0) = 0.41649 xsec = 5.02898 pb mCharm = 1.10 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11586 alphaS(Q0) = 0.42088 xsec = 5.03554 pb mCharm = 1.15 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11604 alphaS(Q0) = 0.42543 xsec = 5.04317 pb mCharm = 1.20 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11624 alphaS(Q0) = 0.43022 xsec = 5.05203 pb mCharm = 1.25 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11643 alphaS(Q0) = 0.43511 xsec = 5.06108 pb mCharm = 1.30 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11664 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44011 xsec = 5.07120 pb mCharm = 1.35 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11685 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44532 xsec = 5.08221 pb mCharm = 1.45 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11730 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45651 xsec = 5.10739 pb mCharm = 1.50 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11751 alphaS(Q0) = 0.46192 xsec = 5.11712 pb mCharm = 1.55 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11774 alphaS(Q0) = 0.46780 xsec = 5.12940 pb mCharm = 1.60 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11800 alphaS(Q0) = 0.47424 xsec = 5.14572 pb mCharm = 1.65 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11818 alphaS(Q0) = 0.47930 xsec = 5.15242 pb mCharm = 1.70 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11841 alphaS(Q0) = 0.48555 xsec = 5.16567 pb mCharm = 1.75 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11862 alphaS(Q0) = 0.49144 xsec = 5.17625 pb Fit with fixed alpha_S(M_Z), 5-flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (fits for range of m_c values, fix alpha_S(M_Z)) Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 15 member PDFs. mem=0 --> default m_c = 1.40 GeV mem=1-14 --> m_c = 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.20, 1.25, 1.30, 1.35, 1.45, 1.50, 1.55, 1.60, 1.65, 1.70, 1.75 GeV >>>>>> <<<<<< Nmem = 14 mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec = 5.09424 pb mCharm = 1.05 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.43839 xsec = 5.10150 pb mCharm = 1.10 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44040 xsec = 5.09982 pb mCharm = 1.15 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44232 xsec = 5.09897 pb mCharm = 1.20 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44415 xsec = 5.09775 pb mCharm = 1.25 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44591 xsec = 5.09668 pb mCharm = 1.30 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44759 xsec = 5.09582 pb mCharm = 1.35 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44921 xsec = 5.09465 pb mCharm = 1.45 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45228 xsec = 5.09395 pb mCharm = 1.50 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45373 xsec = 5.09117 pb mCharm = 1.55 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45514 xsec = 5.08944 pb mCharm = 1.60 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45650 xsec = 5.08954 pb mCharm = 1.65 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45783 xsec = 5.08520 pb mCharm = 1.70 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45912 xsec = 5.08364 pb mCharm = 1.75 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.46037 xsec = 5.08107 pb Fit with free alpha_S(M_Z), 3-flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (range of m_c, evolve with 3 flavours) Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 15 member PDFs. mem=0 --> default m_c = 1.40 GeV mem=1-14 --> m_c = 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.20, 1.25, 1.30, 1.35, 1.45, 1.50, 1.55, 1.60, 1.65, 1.70, 1.75 GeV >>>>>> <<<<<< Nmem = 14 mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10498 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec = 5.13316 pb mCharm = 1.05 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10339 alphaS(Q0) = 0.41649 xsec = 5.06249 pb mCharm = 1.10 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10361 alphaS(Q0) = 0.42088 xsec = 5.07014 pb mCharm = 1.15 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10383 alphaS(Q0) = 0.42543 xsec = 5.07861 pb mCharm = 1.20 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10406 alphaS(Q0) = 0.43022 xsec = 5.08839 pb mCharm = 1.25 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10428 alphaS(Q0) = 0.43511 xsec = 5.09843 pb mCharm = 1.30 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10451 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44011 xsec = 5.10900 pb mCharm = 1.35 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10474 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44532 xsec = 5.12057 pb mCharm = 1.45 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10522 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45651 xsec = 5.14689 pb mCharm = 1.50 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10545 alphaS(Q0) = 0.46192 xsec = 5.15728 pb mCharm = 1.55 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10568 alphaS(Q0) = 0.46780 xsec = 5.17000 pb mCharm = 1.60 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10594 alphaS(Q0) = 0.47424 xsec = 5.18636 pb mCharm = 1.65 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10613 alphaS(Q0) = 0.47930 xsec = 5.19333 pb mCharm = 1.70 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10636 alphaS(Q0) = 0.48555 xsec = 5.20694 pb mCharm = 1.75 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10658 alphaS(Q0) = 0.49144 xsec = 5.21784 pb Fit with fixed alpha_S(M_Z), 3-flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (range of m_c, fix alpha_S(M_Z), 3 flavours) Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 15 member PDFs. mem=0 --> default m_c = 1.40 GeV mem=1-14 --> m_c = 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.20, 1.25, 1.30, 1.35, 1.45, 1.50, 1.55, 1.60, 1.65, 1.70, 1.75 GeV >>>>>> <<<<<< Nmem = 14 mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10498 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec = 5.13316 pb mCharm = 1.05 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10443 alphaS(Q0) = 0.43839 xsec = 5.13075 pb mCharm = 1.10 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10452 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44040 xsec = 5.13090 pb mCharm = 1.15 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10461 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44232 xsec = 5.13171 pb mCharm = 1.20 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10469 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44415 xsec = 5.13206 pb mCharm = 1.25 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10477 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44591 xsec = 5.13252 pb mCharm = 1.30 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10484 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44759 xsec = 5.13276 pb mCharm = 1.35 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10491 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44921 xsec = 5.13267 pb mCharm = 1.45 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10504 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45228 xsec = 5.13385 pb mCharm = 1.50 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10511 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45373 xsec = 5.13199 pb mCharm = 1.55 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10516 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45514 xsec = 5.13103 pb mCharm = 1.60 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10522 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45650 xsec = 5.13155 pb mCharm = 1.65 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10528 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45783 xsec = 5.12749 pb mCharm = 1.70 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10533 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45912 xsec = 5.12667 pb mCharm = 1.75 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10538 alphaS(Q0) = 0.46037 xsec = 5.12448 pb Now consider PDF sets with different m_b values. Fit with free alpha_S(M_Z), 5-flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (fits for range of m_b values) Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 7 member PDFs. mem=0 --> default m_b = 4.75 GeV mem=1-6 --> m_b = 4.00, 4.25, 4.50, 5.00, 5.25, 5.50 GeV >>>>>> <<<<<< Nmem = 6 mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec = 5.09424 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.00 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11712 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44550 xsec = 5.07194 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.25 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11711 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44753 xsec = 5.08017 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.50 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11709 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44924 xsec = 5.08791 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 5.00 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11704 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45209 xsec = 5.09984 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 5.25 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11700 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45318 xsec = 5.10479 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 5.50 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11696 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45404 xsec = 5.10914 pb Fit with free alpha_S(M_Z), 4-flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (range of m_b, evolve with 4 flavours maximum) Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 7 member PDFs. mem=0 --> default m_b = 4.75 GeV mem=1-6 --> m_b = 4.00, 4.25, 4.50, 5.00, 5.25, 5.50 GeV >>>>>> <<<<<< Nmem = 6 mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11182 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec = 5.10696 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.00 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11156 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44550 xsec = 5.08535 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.25 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11166 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44753 xsec = 5.09353 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.50 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11175 alphaS(Q0) = 0.44924 xsec = 5.10073 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 5.00 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11189 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45209 xsec = 5.11269 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 5.25 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11194 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45318 xsec = 5.11743 pb mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 5.50 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11199 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45404 xsec = 5.12157 pb Now consider the eigenvector PDF sets. Evolve with maximum of 5 flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (90% C.L.) Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Parton distributions for the LHC" arXiv:0901.0002 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 41 member PDFs. mem=0 --> central value mem=1-40 --> 20 eigenvector sets (+/- directions) See Section 6 of paper for error calculation. >>>>>> <<<<<< mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11707 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec (pb) = 5.09424 + 0.13139 - 0.15988 ( +/- 0.13998 ) Evolve with maximum of 4 flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (90% C.L.): evolve with 4 flavours maximum Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 41 member PDFs. mem=0 --> central value mem=1-40 --> 20 eigenvector sets (+/- directions) >>>>>> <<<<<< mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.11182 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec (pb) = 5.10696 + 0.13395 - 0.16331 ( +/- 0.14285 ) Evolve with maximum of 3 flavours. ************************************* * LHAPDF Version 5.8.3 * * Configured for the following: * * All PDFs * * FULL MEMORY option * * Maximum 3 concurrent set(s) * ************************************* >>>>>> PDF description: <<<<<< MSTW 2008 NNLO (90% C.L.): evolve with 3 flavours Reference: A.D. Martin, W.J. Stirling, R.S. Thorne and G. Watt "Heavy-quark mass dependence in global PDF analyses and 3- and 4-flavour parton distributions" arXiv:1007.2624 [hep-ph] http://projects.hepforge.org/mstwpdf/ This set has 41 member PDFs. mem=0 --> central value mem=1-40 --> 20 eigenvector sets (+/- directions) >>>>>> <<<<<< mCharm = 1.40 GeV, mBottom = 4.75 GeV alphaS(MZ) = 0.10498 alphaS(Q0) = 0.45077 xsec (pb) = 5.13316 + 0.14059 - 0.17289 ( +/- 0.15052 )