Progress in NLO Calculations for gamma-gamma Physics
Abstract
With the advent of precision measurements of photon-fusion processes in ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs) at facilities, such as RHIC and the LHC, the inclusion of higher-order corrections has become essential. While automated frameworks already make NLO corrections feasible for parton-parton scattering processes, no comparable tools had previously been available for UPC processes in two-photon collisions. In these proceedings, we review some recent explicit NLO computations and present the updated gamma-UPC+MadGraph5aMC@NLO framework, the first automated software that enables NLO-accurate predictions for photon-photon processes in UPCs.
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