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Top observables as precise probes of the ALP

by Anh Vu Phan

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Authors (as registered SciPost users): Anh Vu Phan
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Preprint Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06506v2  (pdf)
Date accepted: Feb. 11, 2025
Date submitted: Jan. 21, 2025, 10:20 a.m.
Submitted by: Anh Vu Phan
Submitted to: SciPost Physics Proceedings
Proceedings issue: The 17th International Workshop on Top Quark Physics (TOP2024)
Ontological classification
Academic field: Physics
Specialties:
  • High-Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Approach: Phenomenological

Abstract

Measurements of the top quark by the ATLAS and CMS experiments go beyond testing the Standard Model (SM) with high precision. Axion-like particles (ALPs), a potential SM extension involving new pseudoscalar particles, exhibit strong interactions with heavy SM fermions. Consequently, they can significantly affect the kinematic distributions of top quarks in top-antitop pair production. Moreover, such strong interactions can induce other ALP couplings at low energies, leading to a rich phenomenology. We summarize recent developments in probing the ALP-top coupling and use LHC data from run 2 to constrain the ALP parameter space.

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My apologies for the wrong arxiv number.

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The correct arxiv number is used
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Editorial decision: For Journal SciPost Physics Proceedings: Publish
(status: Editorial decision fixed and (if required) accepted by authors)

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