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Hauptverfasser: Perez-Ramos, Redamy, Kluth, Stefan, Ochs, Wolfgang
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Veröffentlicht: 2026
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13831
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author Perez-Ramos, Redamy
Kluth, Stefan
Ochs, Wolfgang
author_facet Perez-Ramos, Redamy
Kluth, Stefan
Ochs, Wolfgang
contents We present a unified overview of recent progress in the study of QCD radiation in heavy-quark jets, focusing on the dead-cone effect. Using precision data from LEP at $\sqrt{s}=91.2$~GeV, we demonstrate strong momentum-space suppression in charm and bottom quark jets, supported by Monte Carlo simulations with \textsc{Pythia}8, and provide a quantitative interpretation within the Modified Leading Logarithmic Approximation (MLLA) of perturbative QCD. We then extend the analysis to top-quark jets at $\sqrt{s}=1$~TeV, where finite lifetime effects and decay radiation introduce new conceptual challenges. A new method is presented to isolate the top-quark dead cone by separating production and decay radiation, and it is validated at both parton and hadron level using \textsc{Pythia}8. Together, these results establish a coherent framework for testing QCD radiation dynamics across all three heavy quarks.
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spellingShingle The Dead Cone Effect in Heavy-Quark Jets: A Unified Study from Charm and Bottom to Top
Perez-Ramos, Redamy
Kluth, Stefan
Ochs, Wolfgang
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We present a unified overview of recent progress in the study of QCD radiation in heavy-quark jets, focusing on the dead-cone effect. Using precision data from LEP at $\sqrt{s}=91.2$~GeV, we demonstrate strong momentum-space suppression in charm and bottom quark jets, supported by Monte Carlo simulations with \textsc{Pythia}8, and provide a quantitative interpretation within the Modified Leading Logarithmic Approximation (MLLA) of perturbative QCD. We then extend the analysis to top-quark jets at $\sqrt{s}=1$~TeV, where finite lifetime effects and decay radiation introduce new conceptual challenges. A new method is presented to isolate the top-quark dead cone by separating production and decay radiation, and it is validated at both parton and hadron level using \textsc{Pythia}8. Together, these results establish a coherent framework for testing QCD radiation dynamics across all three heavy quarks.
title The Dead Cone Effect in Heavy-Quark Jets: A Unified Study from Charm and Bottom to Top
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13831