Merging multi-leg NLO matrix elements with parton showers

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2013, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Lönnblad, Leif ^a   Prestel, Stefan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo Simulations; NLO Computations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876270934     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP03(2013)166     Document Type: Article

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