Wish-list for Run II top quark measurements (for BSM)

TL;DR

This paper discusses the challenges and strategies for precise top quark measurements at LHC Run II, emphasizing the importance of accurate property measurements to detect subtle signs of new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Contribution

It proposes a new strategy focusing on precise top quark property measurements to enhance sensitivity to subtle new physics scenarios at LHC Run II.

Findings

Emphasizes the importance of accurate top quark property measurements.

Proposes a new search strategy for subtle new physics signals.

Highlights the interplay between precision measurements and BSM searches.

Abstract

In this contribution I will highlight the new challenges for top quark physics at LHC Run II, focusing in particular on the interplay between precision studies on the top quark and searches for new physics. A new strategy to search for subtle scenarios of new physics is envisaged. The ability of compute and measure very accurately top quark properties such as its production rate, decay properties, e.g rates and distributions, and variables sensitive to the top quark mass is put at the center of this strategy to probe new physics.