Measurement of the Top Quark pT Distribution

T. Affolder et al. (CDF Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 102001 – Published 20 August 2001
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Abstract

We have measured the pT distribution of top quarks that are pair produced in pp¯ collisions at s=1.8TeV using a sample of tt¯ decays in which we observe a single high- pT charged lepton, a neutrino, and four or more jets. We use a likelihood technique that corrects for the experimental bias introduced due to event reconstruction and detector resolution effects. The observed distribution is consistent with the standard model prediction. We use these data to place limits on the production of high- pT top quarks suggested in some models of anomalous top quark pair production.

  • Received 12 May 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.102001

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Vol. 87, Iss. 10 — 3 September 2001

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