TOP-QUARK PRODUCTION BY W-GLUON FUSION

被引:94
作者
ELLIS, RK
PARKE, S
机构
[1] Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1992年 / 46卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3785
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present formulas and results on top-quark production by W-gluon fusion. A detailed comparison is made between the rate for this process and the backgrounds at the Fermilab Tevatron. The main backgrounds to this process come from ttBAR production and from the production of a W-boson plus jets in QCD. Using standard cuts at the Tevatron and a b-quark tag we find that the tbBAR production rate is smaller than at least one of these backgrounds for all top-quark masses accessible at Fermilab.
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页码:3785 / 3788
页数:4
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