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Observing Spin Correlations in Single Top Production and Decay
Gregory Mahlon
The weak decay of a polarized top quark has a rich structure of angular correlations among its decay products. We describe some of the noteworthy features of such decays. We then e…
Top Quark Physics
M. Beneke, I. Efthymiopoulos, M. L. Mangano +75
We review the prospects for studies of the top quark at the LHC.
Spin Issues in t-tbar Production and Decay
Gregory Mahlon
We describe the off-diagonal spin basis for observing angular correlations in top quark pair production events at the Fermilab Tevatron. For events initiated by quark-antiquark ann…
Spin Polarization in Single Top Events
Gregory Mahlon
We discuss the optimal spin bases for describing angular correlations in single top quark events at the Fermilab Tevatron. We define spin bases that exploit the fact that the top q…
Theoretical Expectations in Radiative Top Decays
Gregory Mahlon
We summarize the Standard Model predictions for the three-body decays of the top quark t->WbX, where X = Z,H,g or gamma. Because of strong phase space suppression, we find that the…
How to Search for a Light Stop at the Tevatron
Gregory Mahlon
We describe a method for searching for a light stop squark [M(stop)+M(LSP)<M(t)] at the Fermilab Tevatron. Traditional searches rely upon stringent background-reducing cuts which,…