Top Quark Production and Decay at the Tevatron

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent experimental measurements of top quark production and decay at the Tevatron, highlighting consistency with theoretical models despite statistical limitations.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive comparison of top quark production cross sections and decay branching ratios from CDF and D0 experiments.

Findings

Measurements are consistent across different decay channels.

Results agree with Standard Model predictions.

Data is statistics-limited but promising for future precision.

Abstract

Recent measurements of the top quark production cross section and decay properties by the CDF and D0 experiments are described. The cross section has been measured in dilepton, lepton plus jets, and all-hadronic final states, and a measurement of $BR(t \to Wb)/BR(t \to Wq)$, where $q$ is any quark, has been performed. The results, though statistics-limited, are consistent with each other and with theoretical predictions.