Probing the BFKL dynamics in inclusive three jet production at the LHC

Abstract

We propose the study of new observables in LHC inclusive events with three tagged jets, one in the forward direction, one in the backward direction and both well-separated in rapidity from the each other (Mueller-Navelet jets), together with a third jet tagged in central regions of rapidity. Since non-tagged associated mini-jet multiplicity is allowed, we argue that projecting the cross sections on azimuthal-angle components can provide several distinct tests of the BFKL dynamics. Realistic LHC kinematical cuts are introduced.

Comments: 8 pages. Talk given by G. Chachamis at the 5th International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics (ICNFP2016), 6-14 July 2016, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece