Interpretation of vector-like quark searches: the case of a heavy gluon in composite Higgs models and vector-like quarks

J. P. Araque; N. Castro; J. Santiago

DOI:10.22323/1.257.0069

Corpus ID: 119229312

Interpretation of vector-like quark searches: the case of a heavy gluon in composite Higgs models and vector-like quarks

@article{Araque2015InterpretationOV,
  title={Interpretation of vector-like quark searches: the case of a heavy gluon in composite Higgs models and vector-like quarks},
  author={J. P. Araque and N. Castro and J. Santiago},
  journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology},
  year={2015}
}

J. P. Araque, N. Castro, J. Santiago

Published 2015

Physics

arXiv: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Pair production of new vector-like quarks in $pp$ collisions is considered model independent as it is usually dominated by QCD production. Nonetheless, the presence of a new massive color octet (heavy gluon) in some composite Higgs models may modify the pair production rate of vector-like quarks. This scenario is considered and the possible differences between the usual QCD production and the production mediated via heavy gluons is studied. The sensitivity to these differences in the LHC (run-1… CONTINUE READING

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