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在LHC上产生$t\bar{t}W^\pm$的顶夸克电荷不对称性和极化

Top-quark charge asymmetry and polarization in $t\bar{t}W^\pm$ production at the LHC

F. Maltoni, M. L. Mangano, I. Tsinikos, M. Zaro

摘要:

我们研究了在大型强子对撞机中,当$t$和$\bar t$夸克与$W$玻色子结合产生时,它们之间的电荷不对称性。虽然相对于包容性产生,横截面大大减小,但要求最终态的$W$玻色子有两个重要的含义。第一,在QCD的前导序下,$t \bar t W^{\pm}$的产生只能通过$q \bar q$湮灭发生。结果表明,在QCD中,非线性光学产生的$t$和$\bar t$之间的不对称性明显大于胶子熔合主导的包含$t \bar t$产生的不对称性。第二,顶夸克倾向于继承由$W$ -玻色子发射引起的初态夸克的极化。因此,顶夸克的衰变产物在QCD的主导阶已经显示出相当大的不对称性。我们研究了相关的分布和它们的不确定性在标准模型,比较它们在一个简单的轴胶子模型中获得的,并讨论在大型强子对撞机及以后的测量前景。

英文摘要:

We study the charge asymmetry between the $t$ and $\bar t$ quark at the LHC, when they are produced in association with a $W$ boson. Though sizably reducing the cross section with respect to the inclusive production, requiring a $W$ boson in the final state has two important implications. First, at leading order in QCD, $t \bar t W^{\pm}$ production can only occur via $q \bar q$ annihilation. As a result, the asymmetry between the $t$ and $\bar t$ generated at NLO in QCD is significantly larger than that of inclusive $t \bar t$ production, which is dominated by gluon fusion. Second, the top quarks tend to inherit the polarization of the initial-state quarks as induced by the $W$-boson emission. Hence, the decay products of the top quarks display a sizable asymmetry already at the leading order in QCD. We study the relevant distributions and their uncertainties in the standard model, compare them to those obtained in a simple axigluon model and discuss prospects for measurements at the LHC and beyond.

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