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$t_{L,R}$ inclusive distributions as tests of top compositeness

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-01-17 v2

Abstract

We consider the inclusive top quark distributions in e+etL,R+anythinge^+e^-\to t_{L,R}+\rm{anything}. We analyze the modifications of the basic SM contributions which would result from tRt_{R} compositeness for example from the presence of form factors in the tRt_{R} couplings and of an effective top mass mt(s)m_t(s). We also look at parton like contributions representing additional new particle production related to tRt_{R} constituents. One observes a large sensitivity of the tRt_{R} inclusive distribution to these various effects with specific shapes differing from those of the tLt_{L} distribution and we show that these effects may even be also observable in the unpolarized top case.

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@article{arxiv.1701.03382,
  title  = {$t_{L,R}$ inclusive distributions as tests of top compositeness},
  author = {Fernand M. Renard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.03382},
  year   = {2017}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures, references added