We present state-of-the-art predictions for the inclusive cross section of gluon-initiated Z H production, following the recommendations of the LHC Higgs Working Group. In particular, we include NLO QCD corrections, where the virtual corrections are obtained from the combination of a forward expansion and a high-energy expansion, and the real corrections are exact. The expanded results for the virtual corrections are compared in detail to full numerical results. The updated predictions show a reduction of the scale uncertainties to the level of 15%, and they include an estimate of the top-mass-scheme uncertainty

Campillo Aveleira, B., Chen, L., Davies, J., Degrassi, G., Giardino, P.P., Gröber, R., et al. (2026). $gg \to ZH$: Updated predictions at NLO QCD. SCIPOST PHYSICS COMMUNITY REPORTS, SciPost Phys. Comm. Rep. 16 (2026), 1-15 [10.21468/scipostphyscommrep.16].

$gg \to ZH$: Updated predictions at NLO QCD

Degrassi, Giuseppe;
2026-01-01

Abstract

We present state-of-the-art predictions for the inclusive cross section of gluon-initiated Z H production, following the recommendations of the LHC Higgs Working Group. In particular, we include NLO QCD corrections, where the virtual corrections are obtained from the combination of a forward expansion and a high-energy expansion, and the real corrections are exact. The expanded results for the virtual corrections are compared in detail to full numerical results. The updated predictions show a reduction of the scale uncertainties to the level of 15%, and they include an estimate of the top-mass-scheme uncertainty
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Campillo Aveleira, B., Chen, L., Davies, J., Degrassi, G., Giardino, P.P., Gröber, R., et al. (2026). $gg \to ZH$: Updated predictions at NLO QCD. SCIPOST PHYSICS COMMUNITY REPORTS, SciPost Phys. Comm. Rep. 16 (2026), 1-15 [10.21468/scipostphyscommrep.16].
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