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A. Belyaev

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Kaon physics with a high-intensity proton driver

We study opportunities for future high-precision experiments in kaon physics using a high-intensity proton driver, which could be part of the front-end of a muon storage ring complex. We discuss in particular the rare decays $K_L\toπ^0ν\barν$, $K^+\toπ^+ν\barν$, $K_L\toπ^0e^+e^-$, and lepton-flavour violating modes such as $K_L\toμe$ and $K\toπμe$. The outstanding physics potential and long-term interest of these modes is emphasized. We review status and prospects of current and planned experiments for the processes under consideration, and indicate possible improvements and strategies towards achieving the necessary higher sensitivity. Finally, we outline the machine requirements needed to perform these high-precision kaon experiments in the context of a muon storage ring facility.

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Charged-Lepton-Flavour Violation in Kaon Decays in Supersymmetric Theories

We discuss rare kaon decays that violate charged-lepton flavour conservation in supersymmetric theories with and without R parity, in view of possible experiments using an intense proton source as envisaged for a neutrino factory. In the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model, such decays are generated by box diagrams involving charginos and neutralinos, but the limits from μ-> e γ, μ-e conversion and Δm_K constrain the branching ratios to challengingly small values. However, this is no longer the case in R-violating theories, where such decays may occur at tree level at rates close to the present experimental limits. Within this framework, we obtain bounds on products of LL\bar{E} and LQ\bar{D} operators from the experimental upper limits on K^0 -> μ^\pm e^\mp and K^{\pm,0} -> π^{\pm,0} μ^\pm e^\mp decays. We also note the possibility of like-sign lepton decays K^\pm -> π^\mp \ell^\pm \ell^\pm in the presence of non-zero \tilde{b}_L-\tilde{b}_R mixing. We conclude that rare kaon decays violating charged-lepton flavour conservation could be an interesting signature of R violation.

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Single Top Quark in the SM and Beyond

The prospects of single top quark physics at colliders of the TeV energy scale are discussed. Single top quark study allows a direct measurement of the $Wtb$ vertex and a precise probing physics beyond the Standard Model in various scenarios.

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Supersymmetric Higgs Boson Pair Production: Discovery Prospects at Hadron Colliders

We study the potential of hadron colliders in the search for the pair production of neutral Higgs bosons in the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. We perform a detailed signal and background analysis, working out efficient kinematical cuts for the extraction of the signal. The important role of squark loop contributions to the signal is re--emphasized. If the signal is sufficiently enhanced by these contributions, it could even be observable at the next run of the upgraded Tevatron collider in the near future. At the LHC the pair production of light and heavy Higgs bosons might be detectable simultaneously.

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Single top quark tW+X production at the LHC: a closer look

We have reexamined the tW+X single top-quark production process which is important at the LHC contrary to the Tevatron. The special attention was paid to the treatment of the 2->2[Wt] process and the part of it's next-to-leading correction: 2->3[Wtb] process. We show that 2->3[Wtb] process has to be correctly taken into account with a proper subtraction of the top pair contribution and that it has qualitatively different kinematical distributions from the 2->2[Wt] process. We present the total cross section of the tW+X production to be about 62 pb at QCD scale be taken as a top quark mass, suggest the method of combining Wt and Wtb processes with gauge invariant subtraction of the tt-bar part which allows to reproduce correct kinematical properties and perform a proper event simulation of the tW+X process in the whole kinematical region.

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Supersymmetric Higgs pair discovery prospects at hadron colliders

We study the potential of hadron colliders in the search for the pair production of neutral Higgs bosons in the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. Using analytical expressions for the relevant amplitudes, we perform a detailed signal and background analysis, working out efficient kinematical cuts for the extraction of the signal. The important role of squark loop contributions to the signal is emphasised. If the signal is sufficiently enhanced by these contributions, it could even be observable at the next run of the upgraded Tevatron collider in the near future. At the LHC the pair production of light and heavy Higgs bosons might be detectable simultaneously.

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Supersymmetric Higgs Pair Production at Hadron Colliders

We study the pair production of neutral Higgs bosons through gluon fusion at hadron colliders in the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. We present analytical expressions for the relevant amplitudes, including both quark and squark loop contributions, and allowing for mixing between the superpartners of left- and right-handed quarks. Squark loop contributions can increase the cross section for the production of two CP-even Higgs bosons by more than two orders of magnitude, if the relevant trilinear soft breaking parameter is large and the mass of the lighter squark eigenstate is not too far above its current lower bound. In the region of large $\tan β$, neutral Higgs boson pair production might even be observable in the $4 b$ final state during the next run of the Tevatron collider.

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Signal and Backgrounds for Leptoquarks at the LHC II: Vector Leptoquarks

We perform a detailed analyses of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) capability to discover first generation vector leptoquarks through their pair production. We study the leptoquark signals and backgrounds that give rise to final states containing a pair e+e- and jets. Our results show that the LHC will be able to discover vector leptoquarks with masses up to 1.3-2.1 TeV depending on their couplings to fermions and gluons.

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Three Jet Events and New Strong Couplings at LEP and NLC

We study the effects of new dimension--6 operators, resulting from a general $SU(3)_C \otimes SU(2)_L \otimes U(1)_Y$ invariant effective Lagrangian, on three jet production at LEP and at the Next Linear Collider. Contributions to the total event rate and to some event shape variables are analysed in order to establish bounds on these operators.

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Single Top Quark and Light Higgs Boson at Tevatron

Search for single top quark and Higgs boson production is among the main goals for the upgraded Tevatron. We study the feasibility of single top quark and Higgs boson search at Tevatron both together since these processes have very similar final state signatures and so backgrounds. Calculation of the cross sections and a detailed analysis of various kinematic distributions for signal and for main backgrounds has been performed. As a result of this study an opimized set of cuts has been worked out for background suppression and for extraction of the signal. This study gives proof to the possibility of testing the nature of the {\wtb} coupling and of a direct measurement of the {\vtb} CKM parameter. The \bbbar -- pair effective mass distribution study allows to extract the signal of Higgs with mass up to about $100\gev$ at $\sqs = 2\tev$ and up to about $120\gev$ at $\sqs = 4\tev$ for integrated luminosity $L= 1000\ipb$.

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W+2jets production at Tevatron -- VECBOS and CompHEP comparison

Results of calculation of all subprocesses in proton-antiproton collisions which contribute to the W+2jets final state are presented at Tevatron energy. The calculation has been carried out by means of the CompHEP software package. A detail comparison with VECBOS generator results for cross sections and various distributions shows an agreement at the level of Monte-Carlo accuracy. Therefore the additional independent check of VECBOS generator has been done. In complement to the VECBOS generator a new generator based on CompHEP allows to study individual subprocesses like $Wb\bar{b}$ or $Wc\bar{c}$. The last point is important, for instance, for study $Wb\bar{b}$ part of the background for single top or Standard Model Higgs signal at Tevatron.

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Light and Intermediate Higgs boson search at Tevatron Energies

We study the Higgs boson search possibility at the TEVATRON energies. The detailed analysis of the 4-fermion final state reactions is presented. Among the complete set of Feynman diagrams the main contribution to the final states comes from the Higgs signal WH and ZH, from the backgrounds WZ, ZZ and gluonic background Wbb, Zbb with subssiquent decays of W, Z bosons. It is shown that the important contribution to the background is connected with single top quark production subreactions qq-bar --> tb-bar or t-bar b with the top decay to Wb. As a result of various distributions for Higgs signal and backgrounds a number of optimum cuts has been found. The finaleffective $b\bar{b}$ -- pair mass distribution allows to extract the signal from Higgs with mass up to about 100 GeV at 2 TeV C.M. energy and up to about 120 GeV at 4 TeV C.M. energy for the integrated luminosity 1000 inverse pb.

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