Speaker
Dr
Matthew Buckley
(Fermilab)
Description
I propose a new technique for determining the spin of new massive particles that might be discovered at the Large Hadron Collider. The method relies on pair-production of the new particles in a kinematic regime where the vector boson fusion production mechanism is enhanced. For this regime, I show that the distribution of the leading jets as a function of their relative azimuthal angle can be used to distinguish spin-0 from spin-1/2 particles. I argue that this method should be applicable in a wide range of new physics scenarios.
Primary author
Dr
Matthew Buckley
(Fermilab)
Co-author
Dr
Michael Ramsey-Musolf
(University of Wisconsin, Madison)