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Top quark decays are of particular interest as a mean to test the standard model (SM) predictions, both for the dominant ($tto b+W$) and rare decays ($tto q+W, cV, cVV,cphi^0,bWZ$). As the latter are highly suppressed, they become an excellent window to probe the predictions of theories beyond the SM. In particular, in this paper, we evaluate the corrections from new physics to the CKM-suppressed SM top quark decay $tto q+W$ ($q=d,s$), both within the effective lagrangian approach and the MSSM and we discuss the perspectives to probe those predictions at the ILC.
Top quark decays are of particular interest as a mean to test the standard model (SM) predictions, both for dominant (t -> b + W) and rare decays (t -> q + W, cV, cVV, c phi^{0}, bWZ). As the latter are highly suppressed, they become an excellent window to probe the predictions of thories beyond the SM. In particular, we evaluate the corrections from new physics to the CKM-suppressed SM top quark decay t -> q + W (q = d, s), both within the an effective model with right-handed currents and the MSSM. We also discuss the perspectives to probe those predictions at the ILC.
We investigated top quark effects on virtual photon structure functions by pQCD. We include the top quark mass effects on the virtual photon structure function with the quark parton model and with the operator product expansion up to the next-to-leading order in QCD. We also consider the threshold effect on the running coupling constant in the calculation to the effective photon structure function with a matching condition. The numerical calculations are investigated in the kinematical region expected at the future international linear collider.
We study the possibility of discovering or excluding a light top squark (stop) based on top quark decays in the t-tbar events produced at the Fermilab Tevatron. In particular, we consider the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with the sparticle spectrum m_{chi^+_1}+m_b, M_W+m_{chi^0_1}+m_b > m_{stop} > m_{chi^0_1}+m_c, where chi^0_1 is the lightest neutralino and chi^+_1 is the lightest chargino, so that t -> stop chi^0_1 and stop -> c chi^0_1. All other sparticle masses are assumed to be heavier than m_t. Such a spectrum seeks to explain the experimental values of alpha_s(M_Z^2), R_b and A_{LR} obtained from LEP/SLC data. We find that the prospect to observe a light stop via this channel at the Tevatron is very promising.
I will briefly review the status of higher-order calculations for top-quark observables, comment on the need for improvements, discuss some of the recent theoretical advances, and present a few examples to highlight the role of top-quark observables in searches for signals of physics beyond the Standard Model.
In this work we study the flavor changing neutral current(FCNC) decays of the top quark, $tto cgamma$ and $tto c g$. The Standard Model, predictions for the branching ratios of these decays are about $sim 5times 10^{-14}$, and $sim 1times 10^{-12}$, respectively. The recent study presented by the ATLAS Collaboration gives a sensitivity on these branching ratios about $sim 10^{-5}$ at $%95$ C.L. The parameter space of $lambda$, $Lambda$, and $d$ where the branching ratios of $tto cgamma$ and $tto c g$ decays exceed these predictions is obtained.