QCD Interconnection Studies at Linear Colliders

TL;DR

This paper investigates the potential effects of interconnection in hadronic decay systems of heavy, short-lived particles like W, Z, and top quarks produced at linear collider energies.

Contribution

It provides an analysis of interconnection effects in heavy particle decays at linear colliders, a topic not extensively explored before.

Findings

Interconnection effects can influence decay system measurements.

Potential impact on precision measurements of heavy particle properties.

Highlights the importance of considering interconnection in collider experiments.

Abstract

Heavy objects like the W, Z and t are short-lived compared with typical hadronization times. When pairs of such particles are produced, the subsequent hadronic decay systems may therefore become interconnected. We study such potential effects at Linear Collider energies.