T-odd observables from anomalous $tbW$ couplings in single-top production at an $ep$ collider

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contents We investigate the possibility that an imaginary anomalous $tbW$ coupling can be measured in the process $e^-p \to ν_e \overline t X$ by means of T-odd observables. One such observable considered here is the polarization of the top antiquark transverse to the production plane. The other is a T-odd correlation constructed out of observable momenta when the top quark decays leptonically. Both these T-odd observables are shown to be proportional to the imaginary part of only one of the $tbW$ anomalous couplings, the other couplings giving either vanishing or negligible contribution. This imaginary part could signal either a CP-odd coupling, or an absorptive part in the effective coupling, or both. We estimate the 1-$σ$ limits that might be derived in the case of each of these observables for a collider with a proton energy of 7 TeV and an electron energy of 60 GeV and also in the case of a higher electron energy of 150 GeV.
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spellingShingle T-odd observables from anomalous $tbW$ couplings in single-top production at an $ep$ collider
Rindani, Saurabh D.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We investigate the possibility that an imaginary anomalous $tbW$ coupling can be measured in the process $e^-p \to ν_e \overline t X$ by means of T-odd observables. One such observable considered here is the polarization of the top antiquark transverse to the production plane. The other is a T-odd correlation constructed out of observable momenta when the top quark decays leptonically. Both these T-odd observables are shown to be proportional to the imaginary part of only one of the $tbW$ anomalous couplings, the other couplings giving either vanishing or negligible contribution. This imaginary part could signal either a CP-odd coupling, or an absorptive part in the effective coupling, or both. We estimate the 1-$σ$ limits that might be derived in the case of each of these observables for a collider with a proton energy of 7 TeV and an electron energy of 60 GeV and also in the case of a higher electron energy of 150 GeV.
title T-odd observables from anomalous $tbW$ couplings in single-top production at an $ep$ collider
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.12643