pith. sign in

arxiv: hep-ph/9807573 · v1 · submitted 1998-07-31 · ✦ hep-ph

Why e+ e- to T Tbar is Different

classification ✦ hep-ph
keywords top-quarkpolarizedspinconfigurationdecaypairtop-quarksunique
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

Unlike other examples of fermion pair production in e+ e- collisions, we show that top-quark pairs are produced in an essentially unique spin configuration in polarized e+ e- colliders at all energies. Since the directions of the electroweak decay products of polarized top-quarks are strongly correlated to the top-quark spin axis, this unique spin configuration leads to a distinctive topology for top-quark pair events which can be used to constrain anomalous couplings to the top-quark. A significant interference effect between the longitudinal and transverse W-bosons in the decay of polarized top-quarks is also discussed.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.