Top Physics Results from CDF

TL;DR

This paper summarizes recent top quark physics results from the CDF experiment, including measurements of top properties, searches for new particles, and tests of the Standard Model using Tevatron data.

Contribution

It provides updated measurements and searches related to top quark properties and potential new physics beyond the Standard Model at the Tevatron.

Findings

Measured ttbar cross section and top mass in various channels

Set upper limits on single top production rate

Conducted searches for charged Higgs and heavy t' quarks

Abstract

The top quark is by far the most massive fundamental particle observed so far, and the study of its properties is interesting for several reasons ranging from its possible special role in electroweak symmetry breaking to its sensitivity to physics beyond the Standard Model. We present recent top physics results from CDF based on 160-320 inverse pb of ppbar collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The ttbar cross section and the top mass have been measured in different decay channels and using different methods. We have searched for evidence of single top production, setting upper limits on its production rate. Other results shown in this conference include studies of the polarization of W bosons from top decays, a search for charged Higgs decaying from top, and a search for additional heavy t' quarks.