Top-quark production by W -gluon fusion

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3785· OSTI ID:7073261

Ellis, R K; Parke, S ^[1]

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1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)

We present formulas and results on top-quark production by {ital 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 {ital t{bar t}} production and from the production of a {ital W}-boson plus jets in QCD. Using standard cuts at the Tevatron and a {ital b}-quark tag we find that the {ital t{bar b}} production rate is smaller than at least one of these backgrounds for all top-quark masses accessible at Fermilab.

• OSTI ID: 7073261
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 46:9; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BEAUTY PARTICLES
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PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
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QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARK MODEL
QUARK-ANTIQUARK INTERACTIONS
QUARKS
SPIN
SYNCHROTRONS
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W MINUS BOSONS
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