Automated two-loop fermion-bubble contributions at high multiplicity
We compute the gauge-invariant, helicity-summed two-loop $N_f$ contribution for $q\bar q\to nγ^{(*)}$, $n=2,\ldots,8$. Local ultraviolet renormalisation, infrared factorisation, analytic loop-energy integration and a new automated threshold subtraction yield finite integrals over real spatial momenta. Adaptive multi-channel Monte Carlo samples loop momenta, helicities and identical-particle permutations. We quantify generation and evaluation costs across multiplicities. The same representation is integrated directly with parton distributions through five photons, yielding inclusive and differential virtual corrections.
Authors
- Dario Kermanschah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9358-744X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.35655
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- preprint