Constraining parameter space of the Little Higgs model by data of tera-Z factory and ILC

TL;DR

This paper investigates how future tera-Z factory and ILC data can constrain the parameter space of the Little Higgs Model by analyzing forward-backward asymmetry and other observables near the Z-pole.

Contribution

It provides a method to use upcoming collider data to test and restrict the parameters of the Little Higgs Model, extending previous analyses beyond the Z-pole.

Findings

Constraints on Little Higgs parameters from Z-pole asymmetry data

Predictions for top quark asymmetries at ILC energies

Potential to distinguish Little Higgs effects in future experiments

Abstract

The Standard Model prediction on the forward-backward asymmetry for $b\bar b$ production ($A^b_{FB}$) is well consistent with the data of LEP I at the Z-pole, but deviates from the data at $\sqrt s=89\; 93$ GeV which are slightly away from the pole. This deviation implies that there still is room for new physics. We calculate the $A^b_{FB}$ at vicinity of Z-pole in the Little Higgs Model as well as other measurable parameters such as $R_b$ and $R_c$, by which we may constrain the parameter space of the Little Higgs Model. This can be tested in the newly proposed tera-Z factory. With the fitted parameters we further make predictions on $A^b_{FB}$ and $A^t_{FB}$ for $t\bar t$ production at the ILC energy.