Zero and one jet combined next-to-leading order analysis of the top quark forward-backward asymmetry

We present an analysis of the forward{backward asymmetry in the production of top quark pairs at the Tevatron collider. We use novel Monte Carlo methods for merging matrix elements and parton showers to combine NLO QCD predictions fort t andt t+jet production. Theoretical uncertainties are quantied in detail. We nd agreement with experimental data on the transverse momentum dependence of the asymmetry. t t events with large invariant mass, mt t 450 GeV. The inclusive parton-level asymmetry was measured as 0:164 0:047 considering all pair masses, and 0:295 0:067 for mt t 450 GeV. This needs to be compared to theoretical predictions from various event generators in the unrestricted and high t t mass region: 0:067 0:020 and 0:089 0:027 from MC@NLO (6, 7), 0:066 0:020 and 0:100 0:030 from POWHEG (8, 9), and 0:073 0:022 and 0:110 0:033 from MCFM (4, 10). In all cases, electroweak corrections had been applied. The linear behavior of AFB with increasing y and mt t persists,

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