Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Top partners---vectorlike quarks which mix predominantly with the top quark, are simple extensions of the standard model present in many theories of new physics such as little Higgs models, topcolor models, and extra dimensions. Through renormalizable mixing with the top quark, these top partners inherit couplings to the Higgs boson. Higgs bosons produced from the decay of top partners are often highly boosted and ideal candidates for analyses based on jet substructure. Using substructure methods, we show that light Higgs bosons decaying to $\overline{b}b$ can be discovered at the 14 TeV LHC with less than $10\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ for top-partner masses up to 1 TeV.
Authors: Graham D. Kribs, Adam Martin, Tuhin S. Roy
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
OpenAlex ID: W2085708068