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Abstract: (APS)

The uncertainty of tt¯ production cross section measurement at LHC is at a few percent level which still allows the stop pair production t˜t˜* with identical final states 2b++nj+ET. In this paper, we attempt to use the existing measurement of W-polarization in top quark decay to improve the distinction between stop and top quark states. We apply the ATLAS χ2 method of W-polarization measurement in semileptonic tt¯ final state to semileptonic stop pair samples and study its prediction. We find that the faked top events from stop mostly contribute to the left-handed polarized W due to the reconstruction. The benchmark point with maximal contribution to top events only changes FL by 1%. After comparing with the current experiments, we conclude that the current measurement of W-polarization in t decay cannot exclude the light stop scenario.

Note:
  • 5 pages, 7 figures, a short version, conclusion unchanged, reference added
  • 14.80.Ly
  • 14.65.Ha
  • top: pair production
  • stop: pair production
  • stop: mass
  • top: decay
  • CERN LHC Coll
  • W: polarization
  • W: left-handed
  • benchmark
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