2004/08/09 by S. Bentvelsen, Bentvelsen, S.
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/0408111
Moriond conference writeup
arxiv created 2004/08/09 · openalex publication_date 2004/08/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The LHC collider plans to start in 2007, after which millions of top quarks will be produced at the collision points. In the first period of data taking these events will provide an essential calibration tool for the ATLAS and CMS detectors. During a later stage, as part of the precision measurement programme, both detectors will determine the top mass and properties like spin, charge and couplings. Top physics also plays a central role in the search for new particles, both as source of a possible signal and as source of background.