Measurements of top quark properties at the Tevatron collider

TL;DR

This paper reviews the progress in measuring top quark properties at the Tevatron, highlighting key results like the top quark mass and recent anomalies that may indicate new physics, and discusses implications for future collider research.

Contribution

It summarizes the historical and recent measurements of top quark properties at the Tevatron, emphasizing the significance of the charge asymmetry anomaly for new physics exploration.

Findings

Precise top quark mass measurements established

Evidence of anomalous charge asymmetry detected

Implications for new physics and LHC research discussed

Abstract

The discovery of the top quark in 1995 opened a whole new sector of investigation of the Standard Model; today top quark physics remains a key priority of the Tevatron program. Some of the measurements of top quark properties, for example its mass, will be a long-standing legacy. The recent evidence of an anomalously large charge asymmetry in top quark events suggests that new physics could couple preferably with top quarks. I will summarize this long chapter of particle physics history and discuss the road the top quark is highlighting for the LHC program.