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Maximizing the spin correlation of top quark pairs produced at the LHC

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

The measurement of top quark spin correlation is an important tool for precise studies of top quark interactions. In this letter I construct a quantization axis maximizing the spin correlation at the LHC within the Standard Model. Using this axis a spin correlation of 48% or even more, on applying additional cuts, can be reached. This represents a significant improvement compared to the helicity bases studied thus far.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0412097,
  title  = {Maximizing the spin correlation of top quark pairs produced at the LHC},
  author = {Peter Uwer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0412097},
  year   = {2009}
}