Top Quark Physics at the Tevatron

TL;DR

This paper reviews two decades of research on the top quark at the Tevatron, highlighting discoveries, measurement improvements, and searches for new physics beyond the standard model.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the experimental advancements and key results in top quark physics achieved by the CDF and D0 collaborations.

Findings

Discovery of the top quark in 1995

Enhanced measurement techniques for top quark properties

Searches for new phenomena beyond the standard model

Abstract

The heaviest known elementary particle, the top quark, was discovered in 1995 by the CDF and D0 collaborations at the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider at Fermilab. Since its discovery, a large program was set in motion by the CDF and D0 collaborations to characterize the production and decay properties of top quarks, and investigate their potential for searches of new phenomena beyond the standard model. During the past 20 years, new methods were developed and implemented to improve the measurements and searches for new physics in the top-quark sector. This article reviews the achievements and results obtained through studies of the top quark at the Tevatron.