Top Production Properties at the Tevatron

TL;DR

This paper reviews measurements of top quark production properties at the Tevatron, emphasizing their importance for understanding electroweak symmetry breaking and potential new physics, based on Run 1 data with prospects for improved precision in Run 2.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed measurements of top quark production properties from Tevatron Run 1 data, setting the stage for future, more precise studies in Run 2.

Findings

Measured total top-antitop cross section

Analyzed top-antitop invariant mass distribution

Studied single top production

Abstract

Following the confirmation of the top quark discovery at the Tevatron, the next step is to begin studying its properties. Because the scale of electroweak symmetry breaking is of the same order as the measured top mass, the top quark may be very sensitive to new physics. We describe measurements of the total top-antitop cross section, the top-antitop invariant mass, the top transverse momentum distribution, and single top production from Run 1 data at D0 and CDF. All of these measurements will become more precise in Run 2.