Published December 2006
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Journal article
Lepton distribution as a probe of new physics in production and decay of the t quark and its polarization
- 1. Center for High Energy Physics, IISc, Bangalore, 560 012 (India)
- 2. Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 009 (India)
- 3. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique, 91405 Orsay Cedex (France)
Description
We investigate the possibility of studying new physics in various processes of t-quark production using kinematical distributions of the secondary lepton coming from the decay of t quarks. We show that the angular distribution of the secondary lepton is insensitive to the anomalous tbW vertex and hence is a pure probe of new physics in a generic process of t-quark production. The energy distribution of the lepton is distinctly affected by anomalous tbW couplings and can be used to analyze them independent of the production process of t quarks. The effects of t polarization on the distributions of the decay lepton are demonstrated for top-pair production process at a γγ collider mediated by a heavy Higgs boson
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Journal Volume
- 12
- Journal Issue
- 2006
- Journal Page Range
- p. 021
- ISSN
- 1126-6708
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38084277
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY SPECTRA; HIGGS BOSONS; LEPTONS; PAIR PRODUCTION; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE KINEMATICS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PHOTON-PHOTON INTERACTIONS; POLARIZATION; T QUARKS
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; DECAY; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUARKS; SPECTRA; TOP PARTICLES