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Measurements of Top Quark Properties

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2019-08-14 v1

Abstract

Preliminary results on the measurement of four selected properties of the top quark are presented. The relative fraction of ttˉt\bar{t} production through gluon fusion has been measured in the ttˉt\bar{t} dilepton decay channel by the CDF Collaboration as Fgg=0.530.38+0.36F_{gg}=0.53^{+0.36}_{-0.38}. Using an integrated luminosity of 2.7 fb1^{-1} collected with the CDF II detector, we also determine the ttˉt\bar{t} differential cross section with respect to values up to \sim1 TeV of the ttˉt\bar{t} invariant mass. We present a model-independent measurement of the helicity of WW bosons produced in top quark decays, using an integrated luminosity of up to 2.7 fb1^{-1} collected by the D0 detector, and find the fraction of longitudinal WW bosons f0=0.49±0.14f_0=0.49\pm0.14, and the fraction of right-handed WW bosons f+=0.11±0.08f_+=0.11\pm0.08. Finally, we measure the parton level forward-backward asymmetry of pair produced top quarks using an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb1^{-1} collected with the CDF II detector, and find AFB=0.19±0.07A_{FB}=0.19\pm0.07. All results are consistent with the predictions of the standard model.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2530,
  title  = {Measurements of Top Quark Properties},
  author = {L. Cerrito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2530},
  year   = {2019}
}

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4 pages, contribution to the Proceedings of the "Moriond QCD and High Energy Interactions" Conference, 14-21 March 2009

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