Published 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Generation of radiative top quark processes with WHIZARD

  • 1. Universitaet Siegen (Germany)

Description

By the investigation of radiative top quark processes where a photon is emitted by the top quark or its decay products, new possibilities open up regarding the measurement of the electric charge or even the form factors of the top quark. Since Monte Carlo generators with fixed process lists implemented are not capable of generating such a radiative process, an automatic matrix element generator is required to create t anti tγ (bW+ anti bW-γ) final states. We are comparing the results of different Monte Carlo generators, focussing on the WHIZARD generator; are pointing out differences concerning their functionalities and will present the impact of those aspects on the spectra of important observables of radiative top quark processes. Furthermore, we describe the problem of double counting of photons due to the fragmentation in Pythia.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Journal Issue
Bonn 2010 issue
Series
Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 45(2)
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
0420-0195
CODEN
VDPEAZ

Conference

Title
74. Annual meeting with ordinary general meeting of the DPG and 2010 Spring meeting with the professional associations extraterrestrial physics, gravitation and theory of relativity, hadrons and nuclei, particle physics, theoretical and mathematical fundamentals of the physics, the working teams equal opportunities, energy, the working groups information, young DPG, philosophy of the physics, physics and disarmament, symposia industry and book exhibition
Original Conference Title
74. Jahrestagung mit Ordentlicher Mitgliederversammlung der DPG und Fruehjahrstagung 2010 mit den Fachverbaenden Extraterrestrische Physik, Gravitation und Relativitaetstheorie, Hadronen und Kerne, Teilchenphysik, Theoretische und Mathematische Grundlagen der Physik, den Arbeitskreisen Chancengleichheit, Energie, den Arbeitsgruppen junge DPG, Information, Philosophie der Physik, Physik und Abruestung, Symposien Industrie- und Buchausstellung
Dates
15-19 Mar 2010
Place
Bonn (Germany)

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Notes
Session: T 37.9 Mi 16:00; No further information available