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Electroweak Precision Constraints on Vector-like Fermions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-12-18 v2

Abstract

We calculate the oblique electroweak corrections and confront with the experiments in an extension of the Standard Model. The new fields added are a vector-like weak doublet and a singlet fermion. After electroweak symmetry breaking there is a mixing between the components of the new fields, but no mixing allowed with the standard fermions. Four electroweak parameters, S^\hat{S}, T^\hat{T}, W, Y are presented in the formalism of Barbieri et al., these are the generalization of the Peskin-Takeuchi S, T, U's. The vector-like extension is slightly constrained, T^\hat{T} requires the new neutral fermion masses not to be very far from each other, allowing higher mass difference for higher masses and smaller mixing. S^,W,Y\hat{S}, W, Y gives practically no constraints on the masses. This extension can give a positive contribution to T^\hat{T} , allowing a heavy Higgs boson in electroweak precision tests of the Standard Model.

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@article{arxiv.0804.4080,
  title  = {Electroweak Precision Constraints on Vector-like Fermions},
  author = {G. Cynolter and E. Lendvai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.4080},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

11 pages, 3 figures, references added,sign correction, conclusion about heavy Higgs has changed

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