Abstract
The processes pp()V1 V2+Xl1l¯1 l2l¯2+X, where Vi=W± or Z and li denotes a lepton, are calculated to O(αs). Total and differential cross sections, with acceptance cuts imposed on the final state leptons, are given for the Fermilab Tevatron and CERN LHC center of mass energies. Inclusive and exclusive 0-jet and 1-jet cross sections are given. The transverse momenta spectra of the leptons are significantly enhanced at high pT by the QCD radiative corrections, especially at the LHC energy. Invariant mass and angular distributions are scaled up in magnitude by the QCD radiative corrections, but are little changed in shape.
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