Two-jet production in hadron collisions at order<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">α</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="italic">s</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup></mml:mrow></mml:math>in QCD

The two-jet inclusive cross section at order [alpha][sub [ital s]][sup 3] in QCD is calculated because the one-loop perturbative corrections are included and there is considerable improvement in theoretical accuracy compared to the Born-level calculation.

Abstract

We calculate the two-jet inclusive cross section at order ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\alpha}}}_{\mathit{s}}^{3}$ in QCD. Because the one-loop perturbative corrections are included, there is considerable improvement in theoretical accuracy compared to the Born-level calculation. We compare the predicted dependence of the cross section on the jet-jet scattering angle ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\eta}}}_{1}$-${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\eta}}}_{2}$ to data from the CDF collaboration. We also discuss the dependence of the cross section on the jet-jet mass.