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Can LHC observe an anomaly in ttZ production?

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2013-04-15 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

The cross section for production at the 7 TeV LHC has been measured. For the first time it therefore becomes possible to measure Z couplings to top quarks. Interpreting the notorious LEP1 anomaly on Z couplings to b quarks in terms of an extra-dimension model, one expects an excess, as large as a factor 2, on the rate which may already become significant with the LHC at 8 TeV data. Other schemes are reviewed which also predict deviations of couplings. The size of the effect and a dramatic increase of the top quarks with the right chirality should confirm our interpretation of the underlying mechanism. Complementary signals observable at LHC are also briefly reviewed.

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@article{arxiv.1304.3594,
  title  = {Can LHC observe an anomaly in ttZ production?},
  author = {François Richard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.3594},
  year   = {2013}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures