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Main Authors: Helenius, Ilkka, Laulainen, Joni O., Preuss, Christian T.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00502
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author Helenius, Ilkka
Laulainen, Joni O.
Preuss, Christian T.
author_facet Helenius, Ilkka
Laulainen, Joni O.
Preuss, Christian T.
contents We introduce a method for matching the neutral-current deep inelastic scattering process with parton showers at first order in the strong coupling. This multiplicative matching is achieved by reweighting leading-order Born-level events and requires that the first parton-shower emission is distributed according to the real matrix-element. The method is implemented as an internal matching strategy in the Pythia 8 event generator applicable with both currently available parton shower algorithms, the default one and Vincia. The validity of higher-order corrections is verified with comparisons against existing next-to-leading order simulations. The strategy is used to describe reduced cross-sections measured at the HERA collider, and we find better overall agreement and reduced uncertainties with the matching.
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spellingShingle Multiplicative matching of neutral current deep-inelastic scattering processes at next-to-leading order in PYTHIA 8
Helenius, Ilkka
Laulainen, Joni O.
Preuss, Christian T.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We introduce a method for matching the neutral-current deep inelastic scattering process with parton showers at first order in the strong coupling. This multiplicative matching is achieved by reweighting leading-order Born-level events and requires that the first parton-shower emission is distributed according to the real matrix-element. The method is implemented as an internal matching strategy in the Pythia 8 event generator applicable with both currently available parton shower algorithms, the default one and Vincia. The validity of higher-order corrections is verified with comparisons against existing next-to-leading order simulations. The strategy is used to describe reduced cross-sections measured at the HERA collider, and we find better overall agreement and reduced uncertainties with the matching.
title Multiplicative matching of neutral current deep-inelastic scattering processes at next-to-leading order in PYTHIA 8
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00502