Study of single top production at high energy electron positron colliders

• Published in: The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields Vol. 75; no. 5; p. 1
• Main Authors: Fuster, J., García, I., Gomis, P., Perelló, M., Ros, E., Vos, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 22-05-2015; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics and Cosmology; Elementary Particles; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Measurement Science and Instrumentation; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Physics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Quantum Field Theories; Quantum Field Theory; Quarks; Regular Article - Experimental Physics; String Theory; Pair Production Threshold; Future Lepton Collider; Linear Collider; Leptonic Side; Initial State Radiation
• ISSN: 1434-6044; 1434-6052
• DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3453-2

The effect of single top production on the study of top quark pair production in future high energy electron–positron colliders is evaluated. The rate of the single top quark production process is sizeable throughout a large range of center-of-mass energies and the final state cannot easily be distinguished from the dominant pair production process. We discuss the impact on the top quark mass extraction from a scan through the pair production threshold and the determination of top quark form factors in the continuum. These results advocate for the exploration of the inclusive
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