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Top quark mass measurements at the $t\bar{t}$ threshold with CEPC

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2023-04-19 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We present a study of top quark mass measurements at the ttˉt\bar{t} threshold based on CEPC. A centre-of-mass energy scan near two times of the top mass is performed and the measurement precision of top quark mass, width and αS\alpha_S are evaluated using the ttˉt\bar{t} production rates. Realistic scan strategies at the threshold are discussed to maximise the sensitivity to the measurement of the top quark properties individually and simultaneously in the CEPC scenarios assuming a limited total luminosity of 100 fb1^{-1}. With the optimal scan for individual property measurements, the top quark mass precision is expected to be 9 MeV, the top quark width precision is expected to be 26 MeV, and αS\alpha_S can be measured at a precision of 0.00039. Taking into account the uncertainties from theory, background subtraction, beam energy and luminosity spectrum, the top quark mass can be measured at a precision of 14 MeV optimistically and 34 MeV conservatively at CEPC.

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@article{arxiv.2207.12177,
  title  = {Top quark mass measurements at the $t\bar{t}$ threshold with CEPC},
  author = {Zhan Li and Xiaohu Sun and Yaquan Fang and Gang Li and Shuiting Xin and Shudong Wang and Yiwei Wang and Yuan Zhang and Hao Zhang and Zhijun Liang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.12177},
  year   = {2023}
}