Properties of the top quark
The top quark, the heaviest elementary particle known to date, was discovered by the CDF and D0 collaborations in 1995. In more than 25 years since the discovery the properties of the top quark have been studied in detail.
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Introduction
The top quark is one of six known quarks in the Standard Model theory. It is an 'up-type' quark, and is believed to have the same properties as the up (u) and charm (c) quarks, except for its mass.
The Standard Model of particle physics describes the interactions between the elementary building blocks of matter: quarks and leptons.
Six quark flavors, color charge and [1]
Top quark discovery
Properties in a nutshell
Quantum numbers
Mass, lifetime and decay width
Interactions
Standard Model and beyond
Top quark mass
Top quark decay
Top quark interactions
Top quarks with a boost
Top quarks and Quantum Entanglement
Outlook
References
1. F.Abe et al., Phys.Rev.Lett. 74, 2626 (1995)
2. S.Abachi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2632 (1995)
3. PDG review of top quark
4. CERN 'evidence' of top quark [2]
See Also
1. Symmetry Magazine (2007) Secrets of a Heavyweight
2. M. Cristinziani, M. Mulders (2016) Top-quark physics at the Large Hadron Collider
3. F. Deliot et al in Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science Properties of the Top Quark
4. Special Issue Universe (2023) Top Quark at the New Physics Frontier
5. P. Silva Review, Outlook and Road ahead
