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Improved tests of entanglement and Bell inequalities with LHC tops

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2022-08-24 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We discuss quantum entanglement in top pair production at the LHC. Near the ttˉt \bar t threshold, entanglement observables are enhanced by suppressing the contribution of qqˉq \bar q subprocesses, which is achieved by a simple cut on the velocity of the ttˉt \bar t system in the laboratory frame. Furthermore, we design new observables that directly measure the relevant combinations of ttˉt\bar t spin correlation coefficients involved in the measurement of entanglement and Bell inequalities. As a result, the statistical sensitivity is enhanced, up to a factor of 7 for Bell inequalities near threshold.

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@article{arxiv.2205.00542,
  title  = {Improved tests of entanglement and Bell inequalities with LHC tops},
  author = {J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra and J. A. Casas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.00542},
  year   = {2022}
}

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