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Toponium masses and decay widths studied for future collider searches

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Research area:Physics and AstronomyParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics

What the study found

The study finds that toponium, a quasi-bound state of top and antitop quarks, may be accessible at future colliders, but different states have very different discovery prospects. The vector state is difficult to detect at the HL-LHC, while lepton colliders such as FCC-ee appear more promising for some channels.

Why the authors say this matters

The authors say toponium measurements could help probe top-quark properties and support indirect searches for new physics, including light scalars that couple to the top quark. They also suggest that a more precise measurement of the pseudoscalar toponium mass could help choose the optimal top-antitop threshold energy for FCC-ee.

What the researchers tested

The researchers computed the masses and annihilation decay widths of the lowest S-wave and P-wave toponium states. They then assessed discovery prospects at the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) and at the electron-positron stage of the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee).

What worked and what didn't

The pseudoscalar state, eta_t, is discussed as a hint at the LHC, and the vector state, psi_t, is said to be hindered at the HL-LHC by the Landau-Yang theorem and the collider's gluon-dominated production environment. The abstract says lepton colliders offer promising sensitivity through both constituent and two-body decays, but the P-wave states remain challenging to observe at both the HL-LHC and future lepton colliders.

What to keep in mind

The abstract presents a theoretical assessment of masses, decay widths, and discovery prospects; it does not describe an experimental observation of toponium. The summary also notes that P-wave states remain difficult to observe, and that the discussed prospects depend on the collider environment and decay channels.

Key points

  • Toponium is described as a quasi-bound top-antitop state, broader than charmonium or bottomonium.
  • The authors computed masses and annihilation decay widths for the lowest S-wave and P-wave toponium states.
  • The vector state psi_t is said to be difficult to detect at the HL-LHC because of the Landau-Yang theorem and gluon-dominated production.
  • Lepton colliders, including FCC-ee, are described as offering promising sensitivity for toponium through constituent and two-body decays.
  • P-wave toponium states are reported to remain challenging to observe at both the HL-LHC and future lepton colliders.

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Research title:
Toponium masses and decay widths studied for future collider searches
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