https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-5627-1
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
NLO QCD predictions for 
+ jets production with Sherpa
Institut für Kern- und Teilchenphysik, TU Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
* e-mail: frank.siegert@cern.ch
Received:
24
August
2017
Accepted:
10
February
2018
Published online:
23
February
2018
We present precise predictions for prompt photon production in association with a Z boson and jets. They are obtained within the Sherpa framework as a consistently merged inclusive sample. Leptonic decays of the Z boson are fully included in the calculation with all off-shell effects. Virtual matrix elements are provided by OpenLoops and parton-shower effects are simulated with a dipole parton shower. Thanks to the NLO QCD corrections included not only for inclusive 
production but also for the + 1-jet process we find significantly reduced systematic uncertainties and very good agreement with experimental measurements at 
. Predictions at 
are displayed including a study of theoretical uncertainties. In view of an application of these simulations within LHC experiments, we discuss in detail the necessary combination with a simulation of the Z + jets final state. In addition to a corresponding prescription we introduce recommended cross checks to avoid common pitfalls during the overlap removal between the two samples.
© The Author(s), 2018
