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A vector-like heavy quark in the Littlest Higgs model

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v3

Abstract

The Littlest Higgs model contains a new vector-like heavy quark in the up sector. There are two interesting features of its existence. One is that it extends the 3×33\times3 CKM matrix in the Standard Model to a 4×34\times3 matrix and the other is that it allows Z-mediated flavor changing neutral currents at tree level in the up sector but not in the down sector. We examine a few of possible windows in which the Z-mediated flavor changing neutral currents in the Littlest Higgs Model can be tested.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0408362,
  title  = {A vector-like heavy quark in the Littlest Higgs model},
  author = {Jae Yong Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0408362},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

15 pages, 2 figures; typos added; section 4 changed

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