Top quark pair production cross section at Tevatron

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent measurements of the top quark pair production cross section at Tevatron, showing results consistent with the Standard Model with high precision, and discusses implications for Higgs searches and top mass measurements.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest experimental measurements of top pair production cross sections at Tevatron, including data analysis and interpretation.

Findings

Cross section measured with ~8% precision

Results compatible with Standard Model predictions

Implications for Higgs searches and top mass measurements

Abstract

An overview of the recent measurements of the top antitop quark pair production cross section in proton antiproton collisions at \sqrt{s}=1.96 TeV in lepton + jets and dilepton final states is presented. These measurements are based on 1 -- 2.8 fb^{-1} of data collected with the D0 and CDF experiments at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. The cross section is measured with a precision close to 8% and found to be compatible with the standard model prediction. Interpretations of the cross-section measurements for charge higgs search and for top quark mass measurement are also discussed.