XXVIII International Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering and Related Subjects

High-precision PDFs and DIS experiments for electroweak observables

25 Mar 2020, 14:30

25m

Brooklyn, NY

Invited Talk Electroweak Physics and Beyond the Standard Model Electroweak Physics and Beyond the Standard Model

Speaker

Timothy Hobbs (Southern Methodist University and EIC Center@JLab)

Description

In preparation for the era of the High-Luminosity LHC, it will be crucial to enhance the precision of theoretical predictions for BSM-sensitive observables in the electroweak and Higgs sectors. In many cases, such as the extraction of the $W$-boson mass, contemporary PDF uncertainties are a dominant limitation in the quest to achieve the necessary precision. In this talk, I will review this problem and deploy several novel analysis techniques to parse PDF uncertainties relevant for electroweak precision observables at the LHC. I will also highlight the important role to be played by next-generation measurements from DIS colliders like the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC).