Electroweak and Top Physics at the Tevatron and Indirect Higgs Limits

TL;DR

This paper presents recent results from Tevatron experiments on top quark and vector boson properties, achieving precise measurements that constrain the Standard Model Higgs mass through detailed analyses of W, Z, and top quark data.

Contribution

It provides new precise measurements of top quark and vector boson properties, and demonstrates how these constrain the Standard Model Higgs mass.

Findings

Top quark mass measured with 1.1% precision

Observation and cross section measurement of vector boson pair production

Precise W mass measurement constrains Higgs mass range

Abstract

We report a selection of the most recent CDF and D0 results on top quark and W and Z boson properties, based on Tevatron Run 2 data. The large datasets of W and Z bosons allow a very precise measurement of the W mass and detailed studies of vector boson production and asymmetries. Associated production of vector boson pairs has been observed and cross sections have been measured. The top quark is being studied in great detail, and a precision of 1.1 % in the measurement of its mass has been achieved. The precise knowledge of top and W masses are constraining the allowed mass range of a standard model Higgs in an unprecedented way.