Rare top quark decays at a 100 TeV proton-proton collider. t → bWZ and t → hc
- 1. Nikhef, Theory Group, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- 2. University of Amsterdam, Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam and Delta Institute for Theoretical Physics, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Description
We investigate extremely rare top quark decays at a future proton-proton collider with centre-of-mass energy of 100 TeV. We focus on two decay modes: radiative decay with a Z boson, t → bWZ, and flavour-changing neutral decay with a Higgs boson, t → hc, the former being kinematically suppressed with a branching ratio of O(10-6) (Altarelli et al., Phys Lett B 502:125-132, 2001), and the latter highly loop-suppressed, with a branching ratio of O(10-15) (Aguilar-Saavedra, Acta Phys Polon B 35:2695-2710, 2004). We find that t → bWZ will be very challenging to observe in top quark pair production, even within well-motivated beyond-the-standard model scenarios. For the mode t → hc we find a stronger sensitivity than that obtained by any future LHC measurement by at least one order of magnitude. (orig.)
Availability note (English)
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-5701-8Additional details
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 78
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-8
- ISSN
- 1434-6052
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 49045954
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BRANCHING RATIO; C QUARKS; CORRECTIONS; FLAVOR MODEL; HIGGS BOSONS; JET MODEL; NEUTRAL-CURRENT INTERACTIONS; PAIR PRODUCTION; PARTICLE WIDTHS; PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS; RADIATIVE DECAY; SENSITIVITY; SYMMETRY BREAKING; T ANTIQUARKS; TEV RANGE 10-100; W PLUS BOSONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY; Z NEUTRAL BOSONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; ANTIQUARKS; BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; CHARM PARTICLES; COMPOSITE MODELS; DECAY; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; QUARK MODEL; QUARKS; T QUARKS; TEV RANGE; TOP PARTICLES