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 ($\hat{I}¼p$) colliders through the process $\hat{I}{¼}^{+}p\to \bar{\hat{I}}{½}_{\hat{I}}¼X\to \bar{\hat{I}}{½}_{\hat{I}}¼t{W}^{+}$.…