Top Quark Properties at the Tevatron

Top quark mass and properties at the Tevatron

We present recent analyses of top quark properties performed at Run II of the Tevatron. Measurements of the top quark mass, branching ratios and W boson helicity inside top quark decays are covered.

2005-07-29hep-ex

Recent Top quark results from the Tevatron

We present recent measurements on top quark physics obtained at the Fermilab Tevatron $p\bar p$ collider by the CDF and D0 collaborations. We discuss the measurements of the top quark mass using direct and indirect methods of extraction, the forward-backward production asymmetries, and the top quark polarization.

2018-05-23hep-ex

Top-Quark Physics Results from the Tevatron

The Tevatron's record luminosities enable a program systematically addressing the physics of the top quark. The CDF and D0 experiments are pioneering measurements across the full breadth of topics. Some of their most recent results are summarized.

2009-06-12hep-ex

Single top quark production and Vtb at the Tevatron

Single top quark production via the electroweak interaction was observed by the D0 and CDF collaborations at the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider at Fermilab. Multivariate analysis techniques are employed to extract the small single top quark signal. The combined Tevatron cross section is 2.76^+0.58_-0.47 pb. This corresponds to a lower limit on the CKM matrix element |Vtb| of 0.77. Also reported are measurements of the t-channel cross section, the top quark polarization in single top quark events, and limits on gluon-quark flavor-changing neutral currents and W' boson production.

2010-09-28hep-ex

Top quark mass measurements at the Tevatron

The mass of the top quark has been measured at Fermilab using the Tevatron ppbar collider to a precision of less than 1%. I discuss the individual measurements that go into this result and its impact on our understanding of the standard model of the electroweak interactions.

2008-06-06hep-ex

Top quark properties at the Tevatron

Recent measurements of top-quark properties at the Tevatron, including top quark production asymmetries and properties, are presented. Latest updates of measurements of top quark production asymmetries include the measurement of the $t\bar{t}$ production asymmetry by D0 employing the full Run II data set, in the lepton + jets and dilepton decay channel. Within their uncertainties the results from all these measurements agree with their respective Standard Model expectation.

2014-12-12hep-ex

Tevatron Top-Quark Combinations and World Top-Quark Mass Combination

Almost 20 years after its discovery, the top quark is still an interesting particle, undergoing precise investigation of its properties. For many years, the Tevatron proton antiproton collider at Fermilab was the only place to study top quarks in detail, while with the recent start of the LHC proton proton collider a top quark factory has opened. An important ingredient for the full understanding of the top quark is the combination of measurements from the individual experiments. In particular, the Tevaton combinations of single top-quark cross sections, the ttbar production cross section, the…

2014-11-04hep-ex

Top quark properties at Tevatron

The latest CDF and D0 experiment measurements of the top quark properties except the top quark mass are presented. The final combination of the CDF and D0 forward-backward asymmetry measurements is shown together with the D0 measurements of the inclusive top quark pair cross-section as well as the top quark polarization.

2017-11-27hep-ex

Precision Measurements of the Top Quark Mass at the Tevatron

We report precision measurements of the top quark mass using events collected by the DØand CDF II detectors from $p\bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt s = 1.96$ TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron. Measurements are presented in multiple decay channels. In addition, we present a combination of the most precise measurements in each channel to date: \[ M_{top} = 172.5 \pm 1.3_{stat} \pm 1.9_{syst} {\textrm GeV}/c^2 \] Precision Measurements of the Top Quark Mass at the Tevatron

2006-05-25hep-ex

Top Quark Mass Measurements at the Tevatron and the Standard Model Fits

New measurements of the top quark mass from the Tevatron are presented. Combined with previous results, they yield a preliminary new world average of Mtop=170.9+-1.1(stat)+-1.5(syst)GeV/c**2 and impose new constraints on the mass of the Higgs boson.

2007-05-26hep-ex

Single top quark production at the Tevatron

The Tevatron experiments D0 and CDF have found evidence for single top quark production, based on datasets between 0.9fb-1 and 2.2fb^-1. Several different multivariate techniques are used to extract the single top quark signal out of the large backgrounds. The cross section measurements are also used to provide the first direct measurement of the CKM matrix element |Vtb|.

2008-05-15hep-ex

Top Quark Physics at the Tevatron

I present recent results on top quark production and properties in proton anti-proton collisions at a center of mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The measurements were performed by the CDF and D0 collaborations using approximately 3 fb-1 of data taken during Run II at the Tevatron.

2009-05-18hep-ex

Review of recent measurements in the top quark sector at the Tevatron

Recent measurements in the top quark sector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider are discussed. Measurements at the Tevatron use up to 9.7/fb of data corresponding to the full data sets recorded by the CDF and D0 experiments, respectively. This review discusses the most recent measurements of inclusive and differential top quark cross sections in strong and electroweak production of top quarks and related measurements, as well as measurements of angular distributions related to asymmetries in top quark production. Furthermore the current status on the precision measurements of the mass of the top…

2014-04-09hep-ex

Vector boson+jets as background to top-quark physics at Tevatron and LHC

I review here the latest measurements related to vector boson production in association with light or heavy flavor jets at the Tevatron and at the LHC. The methods to estimate the W+jets and Z+jets background in top-quark analyses are also presented.

2013-02-14hep-ex

Top Quark Production at the Tevatron

This review gives an overview of most recent measurements of top quark production cross sections including differential cross sections and searches for new physics in the top quark sector. Datasets corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 5.7 fb-1 are presented which were taken at the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV at Fermilab.

2010-12-07hep-ex

Top Quark Properties from the Tevatron

This report describes latest measurements and studies of top quark properties from the Tevatron in RunII with an integrated luminosity of up to 750pb-1. Due to its large mass of about 172GeV, the top quark provides a unique environment for tests of the Standard Model and is believed to yield sensitivity to new physics beyond the Standard Model. With data samples of close to 1fb-1 the CDF and D0 collaborations at the Tevatron enter a new aera of precision top quark measurements.

2006-05-15hep-ex

QCD and Top-Quark Results from the Tevatron

Selected recent QCD and top-quark results from the Tevatron are reviewed, aiming to illustrate progression from basic studies of QCD processes to verification of perturbative calculations and Monte Carlo simulation tools, and to their applications in more novel and complex cases, like top-quark studies and searches for new physics.

2006-10-06hep-ex

Measurement of Top Quark Properties at the Tevatron

We highlight the most recent top quark properties measurements performed at the Tevatron collider by the CDF and D0 experiments. The data samples used for the analyses discussed correspond to an integrated luminosity varying from 360 pb-1 to 760 pb-1.

2006-07-03hep-ex

Measurements of Top Quark Properties at the Tevatron

The top quark is the most recently discovered of the standard model quarks, and studies of its properties are important tests of the standard model. Many measurements of top properties have been produced by the CDF and D0 collaborations, which study top quarks produced in proton-antiproton collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron with a center-of-mass energy sqrt{s} = 1.96 TeV. We describe recent results from top properties measurements at the Tevatron using datasets corresponding to integrated luminosities up to 8.7/fb.

2012-04-12hep-ex

Single top quark production cross section at the Tevatron

The latest results on the measurements of electroweak top-quark production at the Tevatron are presented with the full RunII dataset. The CDF and D0 Collaborations have performed measurements of the s, t, and s+t channels in both l+jets and MET+jets final states. Evidence for the production of the s channel is presented for the first time.

2013-10-12hep-ex

Top quark production cross section at the Tevatron

Preliminary results obtained by the CDF and D0 Collaborations on the top quark pair production cross-section in p pbar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV are presented. The measurements are obtained using various final states from top quark pair production and decays, and are based on data collected during years 2002-2004 of the Tevatron Run II.

2004-07-30hep-ex

Top quark mass and property measurements at Tevatron

The top quark, discovered in 1995 at the Fermilab Tevatron collider from CDF and D0 experiments, remains by far the most interesting particle to test standard model because of its large mass and unique properties. Having data collected about 10 fb$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity of $p\bar{p}$ collision, both experiments have been studied the top quark in all the possible directions. In this article, we present the recent measurements of the top quark properties from Tevatron including the mass, width, spin correlation, and $W$ boson helicity using $t\bar{t}$ signature.

2012-01-24hep-ex

Studies of top quark properties at the Tevatron

An overview of the recent measurements of the top quark properties in proton antiproton collisions at \sqrt{s}=1.96 TeV is presented.These measurements are based on 5.4 -- 8.7 fb^-1 of data collected with the D0 and CDF experiments at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. The top quark mass and width measurements, studies of the spin correlation in top quark pair production, W boson helicity measurement, searches for anomalous top quark couplings and Lorentz invariance violation are discussed.

2012-05-16hep-ex

Top Quark Physics at The Tevatron: Results and Prospects

Measurements of the top quark mass and the t-tbar and single top production cross sections, obtained by CDF and D0 Collaboration at the Tevatron, are presented. The methodology of the CDF and D0 analyses and their underlying assumptions are summarized. In anticipation of the increased amount of data in Run-II, prospects are presented. The fact that top quark analyses are among the best windows to new physics beyond the Standard Model is emphasized.

2004-06-23hep-ex

Measurements of Top Quark Properties at the Tevatron

The precise measurement of the top quark properties is a stringent test of the Standard Model of Particles and Fields. This reports presents the latest results from the CDF and D0 collaborations with an integrated data sample of up to 2.3/fb.

2008-04-07hep-ex

Recent top quark production results from the Tevatron

In this article, I review recent measurements of the production of the top quark in $p\bar p$ collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt s=1.96$~TeV in Run II of the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, recorded by the CDF and D0 Collaborations. I will present the Tevatron combination of measurements of the $t\bar t$ production cross section and its differential measurement, the first evidence for and observation of the production of single top quarks in the $s$-channel, as well the final Tevatron combination of the production of single top quarks the $s$- and $t$-channels. Furthermore, I will rev…

2015-04-18hep-ex

Top Quark Physics at the Tevatron

We review the field of top-quark physics with an emphasis on experimental techniques. The role of the top quark in the Standard Model of particle physics is summarized and the basic phenomenology of top-quark production and decay is introduced. We discuss how contributions from physics beyond the Standard Model could affect top-quark properties or event samples. The many measurements made at the Fermilab Tevatron, which test the Standard Model predictions or probe for direct evidence of new physics using the top-quark event samples, are reviewed here.

2011-10-10hep-ex

Top Quark Mass in Lepton+Jets Decays at the Tevatron

Various measurements of the top quark mass in the lepton+jets decay channel of top quark pair production are presented. The measurements are performed on data samples of up to 2.7 fb-1 of integrated luminosity acquired by the CDF and D0 experiments in Run-II of the Tevatron proton-anti-proton collider at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV. The new Tevatron combination using up to 2.8 fb-1 of data results in a preliminary world average mass of the top quark of m_top = 172.4 +- 1.2 GeV. This corresponds to a relative precision of 0.7%.

2008-12-08hep-ex

Tevatron Results on Top Quark Physics

The CDF and D0 collaborations at Fermilab's Tevatron p-pbar collider have in place an extensive program to measure fundamental properties of the top quark. Recent results from Run I (sqrt-s = 1.8 TeV) and Run II (sqrt-s = 1.96 TeV) on the top quark's production, mass, and decays are presented here. All results are consistent within their uncertainties with the Standard Model expectations for the top quark.

2004-08-31hep-ex

Top-Quark Cross Section and Properties at the Tevatron

At the Tevatron, the collider experiments CDF and DO have data sets at their disposal that compromise several hundreds of reconstructed top-antitop-quark pairs and allow for precision measurements of the cross section and production and decay properties. Besides comparing the measurements to standard model predictions, these data sets open a window to physics beyond the standard model. Dedicated analyses look for new heavy gauge bosons, fourth generation quarks, and flavor-changing neutral currents.

2009-09-18hep-ex

Top Quark Physics at the Tevatron

The heaviest known elementary particle, the top quark, was discovered in 1995 by the CDF and D0 collaborations at the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider at Fermilab. Since its discovery, a large program was set in motion by the CDF and D0 collaborations to characterize the production and decay properties of top quarks, and investigate their potential for searches of new phenomena beyond the standard model. During the past 20 years, new methods were developed and implemented to improve the measurements and searches for new physics in the top-quark sector. This article reviews the achievements …

2013-03-26hep-ex

Top Quark Cross-Section Measurements at the Tevatron

Run II of the Tevatron collider at Fermilab is well under way and data samples larger than those of Run I are at hand. In this contribution I summarize the current status of cross-section measurements for top-quark pair production at the CDF and D0 experiments.

2003-12-02hep-ex

Alternative methods for top-quark mass determination at the Tevatron and LHC

I am summarizing here the determination of the top-quark mass from the CDF and D0 Collaborations at the Tevatron and the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations at the LHC using non-conventional methods. I am concentrating on the extraction of the top-quark mass from the top-antitop cross-section, on the mass measurement using the so-called endpoint method and on the top-quark mass determination from the b-lifetime. Other alternative methods are described in another article

2013-12-10hep-ex

Top quark mass: Latest CDF results, Tevatron combination and electroweak implications

A summary of the most up-to-date top quark mass measurements at CDF is presented. These analyses use top-antitop candidate events detected in the CDF experiment at the Tevatron collider with an integrated luminosity of up to ~3/fb. The combination of all those measurements together with the corresponding top mass measurements from the concurrently running D0 experiment at the Tevatron yields a world average of M_t=[173.1+/-0.6(stat.)+/-1.1(syst.)] GeV/c^2.

2009-10-18hep-ex

Single top quark production at the Tevatron

The observation of single top quark production by the CDF and D0 collaborations is one of the flagship measurements of the Run II of the Tevatron. The Tevatron combined single top quark cross section is measured to be: $σ(tb+X,~tqb+X)=2.8^{+0.6}_{-0.5}$~pb for a top quark mass of 170~GeV. This result is in agreement with the standard model production of a single top quark together with a jet in $\ppbar$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=1.96~TeV and allows to measure the CKM matrix element $|V_{tb}|$ without assumptions about the number of quark families. Other analyses involving tau leptons have been …

2010-08-01hep-ex

Top Quark Mass Measurements at the Tevatron

We report the latest results on the top-quark mass and on the top-antitop mass difference from the CDF and D0 collaborations using data collected at the Fermilab Tevatron $p\bar{p}$ collider at $\sqrt{s}=1.96$ TeV. We discuss general issues in top-quark mass measurements and present new results from direct measurements and from top-pair production cross-section. We also report new results on the top-antitop mass difference.

2011-07-22hep-ex

Measurements of the top quark mass at the tevatron

The mass of the top quark (\mtop) is a fundamental parameter of the standard model (SM). Currently, its most precise measurements are performed by the CDF and D0 collaborations at the Fermilab Tevatron $p\bar p$ collider at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt s=1.96 \TeV$. We review the most recent of those measurements, performed on data samples of up to 8.7 \fb\ of integrated luminosity. The Tevatron combination using up to 5.8 fb$^{-1}$ of data results in a preliminary world average top quark mass of $m_{\rm top} = 173.2 \pm 0.9$ GeV. This corresponds to a relative precision of about 0.54%. W…

2012-04-04hep-ex

Mini review on top quark production at the Tevatron

We review the most recent results on top quark production at the Tevatron including the measurements of the top quark pair ($t \bar t$) production cross section, the forward-backward asymmetry, the spin correlations and the ratio of branching fractions. We also review the most recent results on the measurements on single top production cross-section and $|V_{tb}|$. Finally we will report on some recent searches for new physics in top quark production which were available at the time of the 2012 FPCP conference.

2012-08-09hep-ex

Single Top Quark Production at the Tevatron

While the heaviest known elementary particle, the top quark, has been discovered in 1995 by the CDF and D0 collaborations in ttbar events, it took 14 more years until the observation of single top quark production. In this article, we discuss recent studies of single top quark production by the CDF and D0 collaborations at the Tevatron. In particular, we present the measurement of single top quark s- and t-channel production combined, the first observation of t-channel production, the simultaneous measurement of s- and t-channel production cross sections as well as the extraction of the CMK ma…

2012-10-26hep-ex

Top Quark Production at the Tevatron Collider

Top quark physics has been a rich testing ground for the standard model since the top quark discovery in 1995. The large mass of top quark suggests that it could play a special role in searches for new phenomena. In this paper I provide an overview of recent top quark production cross section measurements from both CDF and D0 collaborations and also some new physics searches done in the top quark sector.

2011-07-21hep-ex

Studies of single top quark production at the Tevatron

In this paper we present several measurements of single top quark production from the CDF and D0 experiments at the Tevatron. The various analyses utilize integrated luminosity ranging from 2.1 to 4.8 fb -1. The results include the observation of single top production with a combined cross section of 2.76 +0.58 -0.47 pb for a top quark mass of 170 GeV/c2, as well as measurements of top quark polarization and first evidence for t-channel production.

2011-01-19hep-ex

Top Quark Production Cross Section at the Tevatron

An overview of the preliminary results of the top quark pair production cross section measurements at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV carried out by the CDF and D0 collaborations is presented. The data samples used for the analyses are collected in the current Tevatron run and correspond to an integrated luminosity from 360 pb-1 up to 760 pb-1.

2006-05-14hep-ex

Top quark and W/Z results from the Tevatron

We summarize results of some crucial measurements of the top quark and W/Z boson properties carried out by the D0 and the CDF collaborations at the Tevatron collider at Fermilab based on data collected during Run 1 (1992-96). Among the interesting properties measured are the pair-production cross section and the mass of the top quark, and the mass and the width of the W boson. Searches for singly produced top quarks and for certain non-standard production and decays of the top quark, as well as studies of angular correlations in the production and decay of the top quarks are also presented. Ex…

2002-12-11hep-ex

Top Quark Mass Measurements at the Tevatron

The general strategy, as well as channel-specific details, applied to the measurement of the top quark mass at the Tevatron in Run I are reviewed, and the combination of the results obtained by the CDF and DO collaborations presented. The accelerator and detector upgrades for Run II are described, and expected improvements in the systematic uncertainties on the measurement evaluated.

2000-05-22hep-ex

Single and Double Top Quark Production at the Tevatron

The CDF and D0 experiments have measured single and double top quark production in ppbar collisions at the Tevatron at a centre-of-mass energy of 1.96TeV. The applied methods are used to constrain properties of the top quark and to search for new physics. Several methods of signal to background separation and of the estimation of the background contributions are discussed. Experimental results using an integraged luminosity up to 5.3fb^-1 are presented.

2010-06-09hep-ex

Summary of Single top quark production at the Tevatron

The production of single-top quarks occurs via the weak interaction at the Fermilab Tevatron proton-antiproton collider. Single top quark events are selected in the lepton+jets final state by CDF and D0 and in the missing transverse energy plus jets final state by CDF. Multivariate classifiers separate the s-channel and t-channel single-top signals from the large backgrounds. The combination of CDF and D0 results leads to the first observation of the s-channel mode of single top quark production. The t-channel and single top combined cross sections have also been measured.

2014-05-12hep-ex

Top quark and Electroweak measurements at the Tevatron

We present recent preliminary measurements at the Tevatron of t-tbar and single top production cross section, top quark mass and width, top pair spin correlations and forward-backward asymmetry. In the electroweak sector, we present the Tevatron average of the W boson width, and preliminary measurements of the W and Z forward-backward asymmetries and WZ, ZZ diboson production cross sections. All measurements are based on larger amount of collision data than previously used and are in agreement with the standard model.

2010-10-08hep-ex

Searches for Rare and Beyond the Standard Model Top Quark Decays at the Tevatron

The Tevatron experiments CDF and D0 investigated the top quark decay in search of deviations from the Standard Model. Rare processes expected in the Standard Model as well as decays including hypothetical particles of models beyond the Standard Model were investigated. This contribution gives an overview of the studies that were performed with datasets of up to 7.5fb^-1 of integrated luminosity.

2011-12-19hep-ex

Tevatron Top Results

I present the latest results from the CDF and D0 collaborations on top quark production (single top and top quark pair production) at the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider at sqrt(s) =1.96 TeV, measurements of the top quark decay properties such as the branching ratio B(t -> Wb), the W helicity in t -> Wb decays, and measurements of fundamental parameters such as the top quark charge and mass.

2006-05-28hep-ex

Top Quark Production and Properties at the Tevatron

The precise measurement of top quark production and properties is one of the primary goals of the Tevatron during Run II. The total top-antitop production cross-section has been measured in a large variety of decay channels and using different selection criteria. Results from differential cross-section measurements and searches for new physics in top-antitop production and top quark decays are available. Electroweak production of single top quarks has been searched for. The results from all these analyses, using typically 200/pb of data, are presented.

2005-06-02hep-ex

Top quark pair production cross section at the Tevatron

Top quark pair production cross section has been measured at the Tevatron by CDF and $DØ$ collaborations using different channels and methods, in order to test standard model predictions, and to search for new physics hints affecting the $t\bar t$ production mechanism or decay. Measurements are carried out with an integrated luminosity of 1.0 to 2.0 fb$^{-1}$, and are found to be consistent with standard model expectations.

2008-04-10hep-ex

Tevatron top physics

A summary of the most recent results on top quark physics obtained at Fermilab's Tevatron proton-antiproton collider, operating at a centre of mass energy of 1.96 TeV, is presented. Measurements of the top pair and single top quark production cross sections, the investigation of top quark decay properties, the precision measurement of the top quark mass as well as searches for physics beyond the standard model are discussed.

2009-04-15hep-ex

Measurements of top quark production and properties at the Tevatron

In this letter, we summarize the latest results of the top-quark production and properties at the Tevatron. We do not include results of the top-quark mass and single top-quark production as they were presented in separate talks. The results of the measurements are mostly consistent with the standard-model predictions. However, by looking at the production asymmetry measured by CDF, one can see a discrepancy in both, $t\bar{t}$ inclusive and lepton-based measurements. DØ results of production asymmetry are compatible with the standard-model predictions as well as with the CDF results.

2014-10-21hep-ex

Top Quark Production at the Tevatron

The top quark is the most recently discovered of the standard model quarks, and because of its very large mass, studies of the top quark and its interactions are important both as tests of the standard model and as searches for new physical phenomena. In this document, recent results in analyses of top quark production, via both the electroweak and strong interactions, from the CDF and D0 experiments are presented. The results included here utilize a dataset corresponding to up to 6 fb$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity, slightly more than half of the dataset recorded by each experiment before th…

2011-12-01hep-ex