Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Experiment
Scientific paper
2009-05-15
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
4 pages, contribution to the Proceedings of the "Moriond QCD and High Energy Interactions" Conference, 14-21 March 2009
Scientific paper
Preliminary results on the measurement of four selected properties of the top quark are presented. The relative fraction of $t\bar{t}$ production through gluon fusion has been measured in the $t\bar{t}$ dilepton decay channel by the CDF Collaboration as $F_{gg}=0.53^{+0.36}_{-0.38}$. Using an integrated luminosity of 2.7 fb$^{-1}$ collected with the CDF II detector, we also determine the $t\bar{t}$ differential cross section with respect to values up to $\sim$1 TeV of the $t\bar{t}$ invariant mass. We present a model-independent measurement of the helicity of $W$ bosons produced in top quark decays, using an integrated luminosity of up to 2.7 fb$^{-1}$ collected by the D0 detector, and find the fraction of longitudinal $W$ bosons $f_0=0.49\pm0.14$, and the fraction of right-handed $W$ bosons $f_+=0.11\pm0.08$. Finally, we measure the parton level forward-backward asymmetry of pair produced top quarks using an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb$^{-1}$ collected with the CDF II detector, and find $A_{FB}=0.19\pm0.07$. All results are consistent with the predictions of the standard model.
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Cerrito Lucio
D0 Collaborations
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