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TTP98-07 Charge asymmetry in hadroproduction of heavy quarks

TTP98-07 Charge asymmetry in hadroproduction of heavy quarks

TTP98-07 Charge asymmetry in hadroproduction of heavy quarks

A sizeable difference in the differential production cross section of top and antitop quarks, respectively, is predicted for hadronically produced heavy quarks. It is of order $\alpha_s$ and arises from the interference between charge odd and even amplitudes respectively. For the TEVATRON it amounts to approximately $5-10\%$ in the region where the cross section is large and could therefore be measured in the next round of experiments. At the LHC the asymmetry can be studied by selecting appropriately chosen kinematical regions.

J.H. K\“uhn and G. Rodrigo
Phys. Rev. Lett. 81 49-52 1998
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