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arxiv: hep-ph/0101322 · v3 · pith:GUV6B3RWnew · submitted 2001-01-29 · ✦ hep-ph

Complete angular analysis of polarized top decay at O(alpha_s)

classification ✦ hep-ph
keywords decayalphaangularquarkstructureanalyzedanti-qbottom
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We calculate the O(alpha_s) radiative corrections to the three spin independent and five spin dependent structure functions that describe the angular decay distribution in the decay of a polarized top quark into a W-boson (followed by the decay W^{+} -> l^{+} + nu_l or by W^{+} -> anti-q + q and a bottom quark. The angular decay distribution is described in cascade fashion, i.e. the decay t(uparrow) -> W^{+} + X_b is analyzed in the top rest system while the subsequent decay W^{+} -> l^{+} + nu_l (or W^{+} -> anti-q + q) is analyzed in the W rest frame. We present our results for the eight O(alpha_s) integrated structure functions in analytical form keeping the mass of the bottom quark finite. In the limit m_b -> 0 the structure function expressions reduce to rather compact forms.

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