Events with t-channel single top quarks are used to probe effective field theory operators in s=13 TeV proton–proton collision data corresponding to 140 fb−1 recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. To extract a maximum amount of information from these events, the joint fourfold probability distribution for four kinematic angles is simultaneously analysed. A method leveraging Fourier techniques to handle the challenges arising from this approach is employed. The relevant effective field theory operators are those sensitive to top-quark decay and t-channel production vertices. Their Wilson coefficients are tightly constrained, with results compatible with Standard Model predictions.

Null, N., Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abdelhameed, S., Abeling, K., et al. (2026). Constraints on effective field theories via quadruple-differential angular decay rates from t-channel single-top-quark production at sqrt(s)=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2026(7) [10.1007/jhep07(2026)107].

Constraints on effective field theories via quadruple-differential angular decay rates from t-channel single-top-quark production at sqrt(s)=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Di Micco, B.;Di Nardo, R.;Montereali, F.;Orestano, D.;Orlandini, R.;
2026-01-01

Abstract

Events with t-channel single top quarks are used to probe effective field theory operators in s=13 TeV proton–proton collision data corresponding to 140 fb−1 recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. To extract a maximum amount of information from these events, the joint fourfold probability distribution for four kinematic angles is simultaneously analysed. A method leveraging Fourier techniques to handle the challenges arising from this approach is employed. The relevant effective field theory operators are those sensitive to top-quark decay and t-channel production vertices. Their Wilson coefficients are tightly constrained, with results compatible with Standard Model predictions.
2026
Null, N., Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abdelhameed, S., Abeling, K., et al. (2026). Constraints on effective field theories via quadruple-differential angular decay rates from t-channel single-top-quark production at sqrt(s)=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2026(7) [10.1007/jhep07(2026)107].
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