Measurement of top quark polarisation in t-channel single top quark production

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A first measurement of the top quark spin asymmetry, sensitive to the top quark polarisation, in t-channel single top quark production is presented. It is based on a sample of pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb−1. A high-purity sample of t-channel single top quark events with an isolated muon is selected. Signal and background components are estimated using a fit to data. A differential cross section measurement, corrected for detector effects, of an angular observable sensitive to the top quark polarisation is performed. The differential distribution is used to extract a top quark spin asymmetry of 0.26 ± 0.03(stat) ± 0.10(syst), which is compatible with a p-value of 4.6% with the standard model prediction of 0.44. © 2016, The Author(s).

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dc.contributor.authorKhachatryan, V.
dc.contributor.authorSirunyan, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorTumasyan, A.
dc.contributor.authorAdam, W.
dc.contributor.authorAsilar, E.
dc.contributor.authorBergauer, T.
dc.contributor.authorBrandstetter, J.
dc.contributor.authorBrondolin, E.
dc.contributor.authorDragicevic, M.
dc.contributor.authorErö, J.
dc.contributor.authorFlechl, M.
dc.contributor.authorFriedl, M.
dc.contributor.authorFrühwirth, R.
dc.contributor.authorGhete, V.M.
dc.contributor.authorHartl, C.
dc.contributor.authorHörmann, N.
dc.contributor.authorHrubec, J.
dc.contributor.authorJeitler, M.
dc.contributor.authorKnünz, V.
dc.contributor.authorKönig, A.
dc.contributor.authorKrammer, M.
dc.contributor.authorKrätschmer, I.
dc.contributor.authorLiko, D.
dc.contributor.authorMatsushita, T.
dc.contributor.authorMikulec, I.
dc.contributor.authorRabady, D.
dc.contributor.authorRahbaran, B.
dc.contributor.authorRohringer, H.
dc.contributor.authorSchieck, J.
dc.contributor.authorSchöfbeck, R.
dc.contributor.authorStrauss, J.
dc.contributor.authorTreberer-Treberspurg, W.
dc.contributor.authorWaltenberger, W.
dc.contributor.authorWulz, C.-E.
dc.contributor.authorMossolov, V.
dc.contributor.authorShumeiko, N.
dc.contributor.authorSuarez Gonzalez, J.
dc.contributor.authorAlderweireldt, S.
dc.contributor.authorCornelis, T.
dc.contributor.authorDe Wolf, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorJanssen, X.
dc.contributor.authorKnutsson, A.
dc.contributor.authorLauwers, J.
dc.contributor.authorLuyckx, S.
dc.contributor.authorVan De Klundert, M.
dc.contributor.authorVan Haevermaet, H.
dc.contributor.authorVan Mechelen, P.
dc.contributor.authorVan Remortel, N.
dc.contributor.authorVan Spilbeeck, A.
dc.contributor.authorAbu Zeid, S.
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-18T20:30:02.408971911Z
dc.date.available2026-10-18T20:30:02.408971911Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractA first measurement of the top quark spin asymmetry, sensitive to the top quark polarisation, in t-channel single top quark production is presented. It is based on a sample of pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb−1. A high-purity sample of t-channel single top quark events with an isolated muon is selected. Signal and background components are estimated using a fit to data. A differential cross section measurement, corrected for detector effects, of an angular observable sensitive to the top quark polarisation is performed. The differential distribution is used to extract a top quark spin asymmetry of 0.26 ± 0.03(stat) ± 0.10(syst), which is compatible with a p-value of 4.6% with the standard model prediction of 0.44. © 2016, The Author(s).
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation, NSF, (1120138, 1151640, 1206044, 1306951, 1314131, 1506130, 1508869); National Science Foundation, NSF; Seventh Framework Programme, FP7, (246806); Seventh Framework Programme, FP7; Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC, (GRIDPP, PP/E000479/1, PP/E002803/1, ST/H000925/1, ST/H000925/2, ST/I000305/1, ST/I003622/1, ST/J004871/1, ST/J005479/1, ST/K001256/1, ST/K001531/1, ST/K001639/1, ST/K003542/1, ST/L005603/1, ST/M002020/1, ST/M004775/1, ST/N000242/1, ST/N000250/1, ST/N001273/1); Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC; Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, SNF, (153664); Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, SNF
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/jhep04(2016)073
dc.identifier.issn1029-8479
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84963893819
dc.identifier.startpage73
dc.identifier.urihttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/15241
dc.identifier.volume2016
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of High Energy Physics
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectHadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
dc.subjectTop physics
dc.titleMeasurement of top quark polarisation in t-channel single top quark production
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
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rdl.oa.statusgold
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