BNL Academic Lecture Series on the Top Quark

Tim Tait (ANL/Northeastern)

Lecture 1: Wednesday, June 17, 2 pm, Large Seminar Room

Lecture 2: Thursday, June 18, 11 am, Large Seminar Room

Lecture 3: Friday, June 19, 9:30 am, Large Seminar Room

Abstract:

I will discuss the top quark, including its production and decay at the Tevatron, LHC, and a future high energy e+e- collider. Top's large mass implies a special role for top inside the Standard Model, and may be a clue that top is a window onto new physics as well. Starting with the Standard Model, I will define the parameters we use to describe top, what we have measured so far (especially focusing on theory inputs to those measurements) and what measurements we can hope for in the future. Many specific models of physics beyond the Standard Model will illustrate places where top may surprise us, or teach us about the TeV energy scale.