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Direct top-quark decay width measurement in the t¯t lepton+jets channel at vs = 8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment

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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:30 authored by Benedict AllbrookeBenedict Allbrooke, Lily AsquithLily Asquith, Alessandro CerriAlessandro Cerri, C A Chavez Barajas, Antonella De SantoAntonella De Santo, Fabrizio SalvatoreFabrizio Salvatore, I Santoyo Castillo, K Suruliz, Mark SuttonMark Sutton, Iacopo Vivarelli, The ATLAS Collaboration
This paper presents a direct measurement of the decay width of the top quark using tt¯ events in the lepton+jets final state. The data sample was collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 20.2 fb-1. The decay width of the top quark is measured using a template fit to distributions of kinematic observables associated with the hadronically and semileptonically decaying top quarks. The result, Gt=1.76±0.33 (stat.) -0.68+0.79 (syst.) GeV for a top-quark mass of 172.5 GeV, is consistent with the prediction of the Standard Model.

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ATLAS; G0275; STFC-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL; ST/I006048/1

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Journal

European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

ISSN

1434-6044

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Issue

129

Volume

78

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Experimental Particle Physics Research Group Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-05-25

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-05-25

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-05-25

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