Observation of Single Top Quark Production

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nucl-102010-130416· OSTI ID:1004293

Heinson, Ann; Junk, Tom R

The field of experimental particle physics has become more sophisticated over time, as fewer, larger experimental collaborations search for small signals in samples with large components of background. The search for and the observation of electroweak single top quark production by the CDF and D0 collaborations at Fermilab's Tevatron collider are an example of an elaborate effort to measure the rate of a very rare process in the presence of large backgrounds and to learn about the properties of the top quark's weak interaction. We present here the techniques used to make this groundbreaking measurement and the interpretation of the results in the context of the Standard Model.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 1004293
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-PUB-11-006-E; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1101.1275; TRN: US1100654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
FERMILAB COLLIDER DETECTOR
FERMILAB TEVATRON
PHYSICS
PRODUCTION
STANDARD MODEL
T QUARKS
WEAK INTERACTIONS
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