Scalar leptoquark pair production at the LHC: precision predictions in the era of flavour anomalies

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We comprehensively examine precision predictions for scalar leptoquark pair production at the LHC.

• In particular, we investigate the impact of lepton $t$-channel exchange diagrams that are potentially relevant in the context of leptoquark scenarios providing an explanation for the flavour anomalies.
• We also evaluate the corresponding total rates at the next-to-leading order in QCD.
• Moreover, we complement this calculation with the resummation of soft-gluon radiation at the next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy, hence providing the most precise predictions for leptoquark pair production at the LHC to date.