Multi-photon corrections to W boson mass determination at hadron colliders

The impact of higher-order final-state photonic corrections on the precise determination of the W-boson mass at the Tevatron and LHC colliders is evaluated. The W-mass shift from a fit to the transverse mass distribution is found to be about 10 MeV in the W → μν channel and a few MeV in the W → eν channel. The calculation, which is implemented in the Monte Carlo event generator HORACE for data analysis, can contribute to reduce the uncertainty associated to the W mass measurement at present and future hadron collider experiments. PACS: 12.15.Lk Electroweak radiative corrections – 13.40.K Electromagnetic corrections to strong- and weak-interaction processes