Searching for tt resonances at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
- Department of Physics, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260 (United States)
Many new physics models predict resonances with masses in the TeV range which decay into a pair of top quarks. With its large cross section, tt production at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) offers an excellent opportunity to search for such particles. We present a detailed study of the discovery potential of the CERN Large Hadron Collider for Kaluza-Klein (KK) excitations of the gluon in bulk Randall-Sundrum (RS) models in the tt{yields}l{sup {+-}}{nu}bbqq{sup '} (l=e, {mu}) final state. We utilize final states with one or two tagged b-quarks, and two, three or four jets (including b-jets). Our calculations take into account the finite resolution of detectors, the energy loss due to b-quark decays, the expected reduced b-tagging at large tt invariant masses, and include the background originating from Wbb+jets, (Wb+Wb)+jets, W+jets, and single top+jets production. We derive semirealistic 5{sigma} discovery limits for nine different KK gluon scenarios, and compare them with those for KK gravitons, and a Z{sub H} boson in the Littlest Higgs model. We also analyze the capabilities of the LHC experiments to differentiate between individual KK gluon models and measure the couplings of KK gluons to quarks. We find that, for the parameters and models chosen, KK gluons with masses up to about 4 TeV can be discovered at the LHC. The ability of the LHC to discriminate between different bulk RS models, and to measure the couplings of the KK gluons is found to be highly model dependent.
- OSTI ID:
- 21205064
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 77, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.114001; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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