Rikkert Frederix
Senior lecturer
Top pair invariant mass distribution : A window on new physics
Author
Summary, in English
We explore in detail the physics potential of a measurement of the t invariant mass distribution. First, we assess the accuracy of the best available predictions for this observable and find that in the low invariant mass region, the shape is very well predicted and could be used to perform a top mass measurement. Second, we study the effects of a heavy s-channel resonance on the t invariant mass distribution in a model independent way. We provide the necessary Monte Carlo tools to perform the search and outline a simple three-step analysis.
Publishing year
2009-01-19
Language
English
Publication/Series
Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2009
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Subatomic Physics
Keywords
- Beyond standard model
- Hadronic colliders
- Heavy quark physics
- Phenomenological models
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1029-8479