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Resummed prediction for Higgs boson production through annihilation at NLL
We present an accurate theoretical prediction for the production of Higgs
boson through bottom quark annihilation at the LHC up to
next-to-next-to-next-to leading order (NLO) plus
next-to-next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic (NLL) accuracy. We determine
the third order perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) correction to the
process dependent constant in the resummed expression using the three loop
bottom quark form factor and third order quark soft distribution function.
Thanks to the recent computation of NLO corrections to this production
cross-section from all the partonic channels, an accurate matching can be
obtained for a consistent predictions at NLO+NLL accuracy in QCD. We
have studied in detail the impact of resummed threshold contributions to
inclusive cross-sections at various centre-of-mass energies and also discussed
their sensitivity to renormalization and factorization scales at
next-to-next-to leading order (NNLO) matched with next-to-next-to leading
logarithm (NNLL). At NLO+NLL, we predict the cross-section for
different centre-of-mass energies using the recently available results in
\cite{Duhr:2019kwi} as well as study the renormalization scale dependence at
the same order.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figures, 2 table
On next to soft corrections to Drell-Yan and Higgs Boson productions
We present a framework that resums threshold enhanced large logarithms to all
orders in perturbation theory for the production of a pair of leptons in
Drell-Yan process and of Higgs boson in gluon fusion as well as in bottom quark
annihilation. We restrict ourselves to contributions from diagonal partonic
channels. These logarithms include the distributions resulting from soft plus virtual (SV) and the logarithms
from next-to-SV (NSV) contributions. We use collinear
factorisation and renormalisation group invariance to achieve this. The former
allows one to define a Soft-Collinear (SC) function which encapsulates soft and
collinear dynamics of the perturbative results to all orders in strong coupling
constant. The logarithmic structure of these results are governed by universal
infrared anomalous dimensions and process dependent functions of Sudakov
differential equation that the SC satisfies. The solution to the differential
equation is obtained by proposing an all-order ansatz in dimensional
regularisation, owing to several state-of-the-art perturbative results
available to third order. The space solutions thus obtained provide an
integral representation to sum up large logarithms originating from both soft
and collinear configurations, conveniently in Mellin space. We show that in
space, tower of logarithms etc for are summed
to all orders in .Comment: 55 Pages, 3 Table
Next-to-soft Virtual Resummation for QCD Observables
We present a framework that resums threshold-enhanced logarithms, originating from soft-virtual and next-to-soft virtual (NSV) contributions in colour-singlet productions, to all orders in perturbation theory. The numerical impacts for these resummed predictions are discussed for the inclusive Drell–Yan di-lepton process up to next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy, restricting to only diagonal partonic channels
Resummed Higgs boson cross section at next-to SV to
We present the resummed predictions for inclusive cross section for the
production of Higgs boson at next-to-next-to leading logarithmic () accuracy taking into account both soft-virtual ()
and next-to SV () threshold logarithms. We derive the -dependent
coefficients and the -independent constants in Mellin- space for our
study. Using the minimal prescription we perform the inverse Mellin
transformation and match it with the corresponding fixed order results. We
report in detail the numerical impact of -independent part of resummed
result and explore the ambiguity involved in exponentiating them. By studying
the K factors at different logarithmic accuracy, we find that the perturbative
expansion shows better convergence improving the reliability of the prediction
at accuracy. For instance, the cross-section at
accuracy reduces by as compared to the
result for the central scale at 13 TeV LHC.
We also observe that the resummed result improves the
renormalisation scale uncertainty at every order in perturbation theory. The
uncertainty from the renormalisation scale ranges between at whereas it goes down to at
accuracy. However, the factorisation scale
uncertainty is worsened by the inclusion of these NSV logarithms hinting the
importance of resummation beyond terms. We also present our
predictions for resummed result at different collider energies.Comment: 51 pages, 6 Figure
Expanded stability of layered SnSe-PbSe alloys and evidence of displacive phase transformation from rocksalt in heteroepitaxial thin films
Bulk PbSnSe has a two-phase region or miscibility gap as the crystal changes
from a Van der Waals-bonded orthorhombic 2D layered structure in SnSe-rich
compositions to the related 3D-bonded rocksalt structure in PbSe-rich
compositions with large contrast in the electrical, optical, and thermal
properties across this transition. With an aim to understand and harness this
transition in thin films devices, we epitaxially integrate PbSnSe on GaAs by
molecular beam epitaxy using an in-situ PbSe surface treatment and show a
significantly reduced two-phase region by stabilizing the Pnma layered
structure out to PbSnSe, beyond the bulk-limit of
PbSnSe. Pushing further, we directly access metastable
two-phase epitaxial films of layered and rocksalt grains that are nearly
identical in composition around PbSnSe and entirely circumvent
the miscibility gap. We present microstructural evidence for an incomplete
displacive transformation from rocksalt to layered structure in these films
that we speculate occurs during the sample cool down to room temperature after
synthesis. In-situ x-ray diffraction measurement of an as-grown
PbSnSe rocksalt film under cryogenic cooling reproduces the
key attributes of this transition and validates our hypothesis. Notably, we
find well-defined orientation relationships between the phases forming in the
process and unconventional strain-relief mechanisms involved in the crystal
structure transformation by transmission electron microscopy. Overall, our work
adds a scalable thin film integration route to harnessing metastable layered
compositions as well as the dramatic contrast in material properties in PbSnSe
across a potentially ultrafast structural transition.Comment: 26 pages, 10 figure
Evaluation of Boerhavia diffusa and Eichhornia crassipes plant extracts in vitro as potential antifungal agents against human pathogenic fungi Candida albician and Candida tropicalis : A comparative study
Plant extracts are used to make herbal remedies with no side effects and little expense. During the COVID-19 pandemic, fungal species responsible for mucormycosis were found resistant to a variety of antifungals, including flucytosine, ketoconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole and echinocandins, due to their variable susceptibility. Amphotericin B is widely used as an antifungal agent due to its high inhibition capacity against various fungi. The present study aimed to compare the antifungal potential of Amphotericin B and herbal extract in vitro. The experiment was designed to measure zones of inhibition with the help of well-diffusion method. Four solvents, viz. methanol, chloroform, hexane and distilled water, were used to extract plant extract. The efficiency of plant extracts was found to be low compared to Amphotericin B (1.4mm). Chloroform extract of Boerhavia diffusa was found antifungal against Candida albician and C. tropicalis (0.45mm). Methanol and hexane extract of Eichhornia crassipes showed higher antifungal activity (1.35mm) and (1.75mm), respectively. The plant extracts also showed significant antifungal activity against C. tropicalis, revealing its potential to be used as a natural antifungal agent (1.1mm). Additionally, the findings showed that the chloroform and methanol extracts of B. diffusa and E. crassipes were also efficient against C. albician and C. tropicalis. The findings provide important insights about using plant extracts as a potential alternative to conventional antifungal agents.
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