# Higher-order QCD predictions for dark matter production at the LHC in simplified models with s-channel mediators

@article{Backovic2015HigherorderQP,
title={Higher-order QCD predictions for dark matter production at the LHC in simplified models with s-channel mediators},
author={Mihailo Backovic and Michael Kr{\"a}mer and Fabio Maltoni and Antony Martini and K Mawatari and Mathieu Pellen},
journal={The European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields},
year={2015},
volume={75}
}
• M. Backovic, +3 authors M. Pellen
• Published 21 August 2015
• Physics, Medicine
• The European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
Weakly interacting dark matter particles can be pair-produced at colliders and detected through signatures featuring missing energy in association with either QCD/EW radiation or heavy quarks. In order to constrain the mass and the couplings to standard model particles, accurate and precise predictions for production cross sections and distributions are of prime importance. In this work, we consider various simplified models with s-channel mediators. We implement such models in the FeynRules… Expand
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