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Measurement of the W boson polarization in top quark decays with the ATLAS detector

NázevTitle
Measurement of the W boson polarization in top quark decays with the ATLAS detectorMeasurement of the W boson polarization in top quark decays with the ATLAS detector
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, S. Abdel Khalek, A. A. Abdelalim, K. Augsten, T. Holý, Z. Hubáček, J. Jakůbek, Z. Kohout, V. Král, F. Krejčí, S. Pospíšil, V. Šimák, T. Slavíček, K. Smolek, J. Sodomka, M. Solar, J. Šolc, B. Sopko, V. Sopko, I. Štekl, D. Tureček, V. Vacek, M. Vlasák, P. Vokáč
DOIDOI
10.1007/JHEP06(2012)088
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. 2012, 1206(6), 088-1-088-46. ISSN 1029-8479.
RokYear
2012
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000306416500089
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-84864456329
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21220/12:00202625!RIV16-MSM-21220___
ProjektProject
Matematické, počítačové a experimentální metody ve fyziceMathematical, Computer and Experimental Methods in Physics; Mezinárodní experiment ATLAS-CERNInternational Experiment ATLAS-CERN; Fundamentální experimenty ve fyzice mikrosvětaFundamental Experiments in Physics of Microworld; Centrum částicové fyzikyCenter for Particle Physics; Mezinárodní experiment ATLAS-CERNInternational Experiment ATLAS-CERN; Matematické, počítačové a experimentální metody ve fyziceMathematical, Computer and Experimental Methods in Physics

AbstraktAbstract

This paper presents measurements of the polarization of W bosons in top quark decays, derived from t (t) over bar events with missing transverse momentum, one charged lepton and at least four jets, or two charged leptons and at least two jets. Data from pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV were collected with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 1.04 fb(-1). The measured fractions of longitudinally, left-and right-handed polarization are F-0 = 0.67 +/- 0.07, F-L = 0.32 +/- 0.04 and F-R = 0.01 +/- 0.05, in agreement with the Standard Model predictions. As the polarization of the W bosons in top quark decays is sensitive to the Wtb vertex Lorentz structure and couplings, the measurements were used to set limits on anomalous contributions to the Wtb couplings.

This paper presents measurements of the polarization of W bosons in top quark decays, derived from t (t) over bar events with missing transverse momentum, one charged lepton and at least four jets, or two charged leptons and at least two jets. Data from pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV were collected with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 1.04 fb(-1). The measured fractions of longitudinally, left-and right-handed polarization are F-0 = 0.67 +/- 0.07, F-L = 0.32 +/- 0.04 and F-R = 0.01 +/- 0.05, in agreement with the Standard Model predictions. As the polarization of the W bosons in top quark decays is sensitive to the Wtb vertex Lorentz structure and couplings, the measurements were used to set limits on anomalous contributions to the Wtb couplings.