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Top Quark Forward-Backward Asymmetry

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arxiv 0908.2589 v2 pith:LVZHOPX2 submitted 2009-08-18 hep-ph

Top Quark Forward-Backward Asymmetry

classification hep-ph
keywords asymmetryforward-backwardquarkanti-topproductionbosoncollaborationconsistent
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The recent forward-backward asymmetry recorded by the CDF Collaboration for the top and anti-top quark pair production indicates more than $2\sigma$ deviation from the Standard Model prediction, while its total production cross section remains consistent. We propose a $W'$ boson that couples to down and top quarks. We identify the parameter space that can give rise a large enough forward-backward asymmetry without producing too many top and anti-top quark pairs. Other models presented erstwhile in the literature that can produce such effects are also discussed.

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