Probing the vector-like $X$ quark via the $tW$ channel at future muon-proton colliders

Liangliang Shang, Shuting Zhao, Bingfang Yang +1

We investigate the discovery potential for the vector-like $X$-quark (VLX) at future muon--proton ($\mu p$) colliders through the process ${\mu }^{+}p\to {\bar{\nu }}_{\mu }X\to {\bar{\nu }}_{\mu }t{W}^{+}$. A simp…