The electro-weak couplings of the top and bottom quarks — Global fit and future prospects

We evaluate the implications of LHC and LEP/SLC measurements for the electro-weak couplings of the top and bottom quarks. We derive global bounds on the Wilson coefficients of ten two-fermion operators in an effective field theory description. The combination of hadron collider data with Z -pole mea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Durieux, G., Irles Quiles, Adrián, Miralles, Víctor, Peñuelas, A., Perelló, M., Pöschl, R., Vos, Marcel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/206656
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/206656
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Phenomenology of Field Theories in Higher Dimensions
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Sumario:We evaluate the implications of LHC and LEP/SLC measurements for the electro-weak couplings of the top and bottom quarks. We derive global bounds on the Wilson coefficients of ten two-fermion operators in an effective field theory description. The combination of hadron collider data with Z -pole measurements is found to yield tight limits on the operator coefficients that modify the left-handed couplings of the bottom and top quark to the Z boson. We also present projections for the high-luminosity phase of the LHC and for future electron-positron colliders. The bounds on the operator coefficients are expected to improve substantially during the remaining LHC programme, by factors of 1 to 5 if systematic uncertainties are scaled as statistical ones. The operation of an ee collider at a center-of-mass energy above the top-quark pair production threshold is expected to further improve the bounds by one to two orders of magnitude. The combination of measurements in pp and ee collisions allows for a percent-level determination of the top-quark Yukawa coupling, that is robust in a global fit.