Top Production at the Tevatron: The Antiproton Awakens

Abstract

A long time ago, at a laboratory far, far away, the Fermilab Tevatron collided protons and antiprotons at $\sqrt{s}=1.96$ TeV. The CDF and D0 experiments each recorded datasets of about 10 fb${}^{-1}$. As such experiments may never be repeated, these are unique datasets that allow for unique measurements. This presentation describes recent results from the two experiments on top-quark production rates, spin orientations, and production asymmetries, which are all probes of the $p\bar{p}$ initial state.

Contribution to the proceedings of Les Rencontres de Physique de la Vallée d'Aoste, La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy, March 6-12, 2016