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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Testing the Standard Model With Top Quark Production
Abstract
dc:descriptionUsing the next-to-leading-order results for the W-gluon fusion cross section, we analyze the possibilities for studying single-top-quark production at the Tevatron and LHC. We find that there may be evidence for single-top-quark production in Run I data. Run II at the Tevatron should allow the W-gluon fusion cross section to be measured to $\pm$22% with 2 fb$\sp{-1}$ of data. The LHC will have a statistical resolution of $\pm$2% with the first 1 fb$\sp{-1}$ of data. The implications of these results for measuring V$\sb{tb}$ and top-quark spin polarization are discussed.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Physics
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Sullivan, Zack Edward
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Willenbrock, Scott S.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI9904602
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80657