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We propose to utilize the average jet charge weighted single-spin asymmetry $A_e^{bQ}$ in the neutral current DIS scattering with one $b$-tagged jet produced at the EIC to probe the $Zb\bar{b}$ interactions. This novel observable is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-07-29 Hai Tao Li , Bin Yan , C. -P. Yuan

The determination of the $Zb\bar{b}$ coupling in experiments has been a long-standing challenge, as the limited precision of off $Z$-pole measurements at the LEP has resulted in two degenerate solutions remained to be resolved. In this…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-07-18 Bin Yan , C. -P. Yuan , Shu-Run Yuan

The bottom quark forward-backward asymmetry ($A_{FB}^b$) data at LEP exhibits a long-standing discrepancy with the standard model prediction. We propose a novel method to probe the $Zb\bar{b}$ interactions through $gg\to Zh$ production at…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-08-04 Bin Yan , C. -P. Yuan

This paper describes an analysis performed at 250 GeV centre of mass energy for the reaction e+e- -> bbbar with the International Linear Collider, ILC, assuming an integrated luminosity of 500 fb-1. This measurement requires determining the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-09-14 S. Bilokin , R. Pöschl , F. Richard

We propose to utilize the exclusive $Z$-boson rare decays $Z\to \Upsilon(ns)+\gamma$ to constrain the $Zb\bar{b}$ couplings at the HL-LHC and 100 TeV proton-proton collider. We demonstrate that the event yield of the proposed processes is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-04-20 Hongxin Dong , Peng Sun , Bin Yan , C. -P. Yuan

We propose a new strategy to probe the $Z$ boson couplings to bottom and charm quarks at the LHC. In this work we mainly focus on the case of bottom quarks. Here, the $Z$ boson is produced in association with two $b$-jets and decays to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-06-28 Fady Bishara , Zhuoni Qian

The proposed Large Hadron Electron Collider (LHeC), with center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}\approx 1.3$ TeV, provides a clean and sensitive environment to probe the top quark's neutral current interactions with the $Z$ boson via the process…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-11-20 Katlego Machethe , Pramod Sharma , Mukesh Kumar , Rafiqul Rahaman , Bruce Mellado

High precision experimental new electroweak results measured at the four LEP experiments and the SLD collaboration are discussed. Heavy quark (b b-bar and c c-bar) forward-backward asymmetries measured at LEP are presented along with…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 Erez Etzion

The measurements of Rb = sigma(e+e- -> bb~)/sigma(e+e- -> qq~) and of the b quark forward-backward charge asymmetry, A^b_fb, at centre-of-mass energies above the Z pole are described. The measurement of Rb is performed at \root{s} between…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 L3 Collaboration

We present a study of the experimental determination of the forward-backward asymmetry in the process $e^+e^-\to t\bar t$ and in the subsequent $t\to Wb$ decay, studied in the context of the International Linear Collider. This process…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2011-09-12 Erik Devetak , Andrei Nomerotski , Michael Peskin

This document discusses for the first time the experimental prospects on the measurement of cross section and the forward-backward asymmetry in $e^{-}e^{+}\rightarrow c\bar{c}$ collisions at 250 GeV at the International Linear Collider…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2020-02-17 A. Irles , R. Pöeschl , F. Richard

The parity violation parameters $A_b$ and $A_c$ of the $Zb{\bar b}$ and $Zc\bar{c}$ couplings have been measured directly, using the polar angle dependence of the polarized cross sections at the $Z^0$ pole. Bottom and charmed hadrons were…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 SLD Collaboration , Kenji Abe

We study the accuracy with which the lowest order $CP$ conserving anomalous $Wtb$ couplings in the single top quark production at the proposed large hadron electron collider (LHeC) can be probed. The one dimensional distribution of various…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-10-27 Sukanta Dutta , Ashok Goyal , Mukesh Kumar , Bruce Mellado

The b quark forward-backward asymmetry has been measured using hadronic Z0 decays collected by the OPAL experiment at LEP. Z0 -> bbbar decays were selected using a combination of secondary vertex and lepton tags, and the sign of the b quark…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 The OPAL collaboration , G. Abbiendi

This paper employs the $H+b+\text{jets}$ signature in proton-proton collisions to explore the structure of the $Hb\bar{b}$ couplings.The focus of the analysis lies in the decay of the Higgs boson into a photon pair, taking into account both…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-05-28 Zahra Abdy , Mojtaba Mohammadi Najafabadi

Motivated by $-2 \sigma$ deviation from the Standard Model prediction for the forward--backward asymmetry of $Z \to b \bar{b}$ decay in the LEP data, we explore the anomalous couplings of $Z b \bar{b}$ vertex through the electroweak…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 Kang Young Lee

The most precise measurement of the weak mixing angle sin^2(theta) at LEP is from the forward-backward asymmetry e+e- --> bbbar at the Z-pole. In this note the QED and electroweak radiative corrections to obtain the pole asymmetry from the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Freitas , K. Moenig

Forward-backward asymmetry $A_{\rm FB}$ is an essential observable to study the nature of coupling in the standard model and physics beyond the standard model, as shown at LEP and Tevatron. As a proton-proton collider, the LHC does not have…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-02-01 You-kai Wang , Bo Xiao , Shou-hua Zhu

The forward-backward asymmetry of $b$-quarks measured at LEP in $e^+e^-$ collisions at the Z pole, $A_{FB}^{0,b}|^{\rm exp} = 0.0992\pm0.0016$, remains today the electroweak precision observable with the largest disagreement (2.8$\sigma$)…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-06-08 David d'Enterria , Cynthia Yan

The Standard Model (SM) prediction for the \PZ-boson pole $b$-quark forward-backward (FB) asymmetry is: $(A_{FB}^{0,b})_{th} = 0.1030 \pm 0.0002$. The LEP electron-positron collider measured instead $A_{FB}^{0,b} = 0.0992 \pm 0.0016$, value…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-02-05 Marina Cobal , Giovanni Guerrieri , Hamzeh Khanpour , Giancarlo Panizzo , Michele Pinamonti , Laura Pintucci , Leonardo Toffolin
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