Production of mirror fermions via $e{\hat{I}}^3$ and $ep$ collisions in the littlest Higgs model with T-parity

Abstract

One of the important features of the littlest Higgs model with T-parity, called the $LHT$ model, is that it introduces the mirror fermions, which are the T-parity partners of the standard model fermions. In this paper, we discuss production of the mirror quark associated with mirror neutrino via $e{\hat{I}}^3$ and $ep$ collisions. We find that, in wide range of the parameter space, the mirror quark can be copiously produced at the International $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ Linear Collider $(ILC)$ and $ep$ collider $(THERA)$ experiments. The production rates of certain signal events, which are related the main two-body decay modes of the mirror quark, are also calculated.

19 pages, 11 figures