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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 202001 (2008) [8 pages]

Forward-Backward Asymmetry in Top-Quark Production in pp̅ Collisions at s=1.96  TeV

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T. Aaltonen et al. CDF Collaboration
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Received 17 June 2008; published 12 November 2008

We present measurements of the forward-backward charge asymmetry in top pair production using 1.9  fb-1 of pp̅ collisions at s=1.96  TeV recorded with the Collider Detector at Fermilab II. Correcting for acceptance and measurement dilutions we obtain parton-level asymmetries of AFBpp̅ =0.17±0.08 in the pp̅ frame and AFBtt̅ =0.24±0.14 in the tt̅ frame. The values are consistent with the standard model expectation and disfavor exotic production mechanisms with significant negative values.

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URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.202001
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.202001
PACS:
12.38.Qk, 13.87.Ce, 14.65.Ha