The value of cross-section for NLO is very High as compared to LO cross-section
I am trying to calculate cross-section for (NLO) the process p p > z b [QCD]
but the value of cross-section i got is very high ( 872.5 ± 27 pb)
With LO calculation of same process i got correct value (p p > z b , z > mu+ mu-) which is 10.9 +-0.003 +-0.23 pb
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