Top quark forward-backward asymmetry and charge asymmetry in left-right twin Higgs model

Abstract

In order to explain the Tevatron anomaly of the top quark forward-backward asymmetry $A_{FB}^t$ in the left-right twin Higgs model, we choose to give up the lightest neutral particle of $\hat{h}$ field as a stable dark matter candidate. Then a new Yukawa interaction for $\hat{h}$ is allowed, which can be free from the constraint of same-sign top pair production and contribute sizably to $A_{FB}^t$. Considering the constraints from the production rates of the top pair ($t\bar{t}$), the top decay rates and $t\bar{t}$ invariant mass distribution, we find that this model with such new Yukawa interaction can explain $A_{FB}^t$ measured at the Tevatron while satisfying the charge asymmetry $A_C^t$ measured at the LHC.Moreover, this model predicts a strongly correlation between $A_C^t$ at the LHC and $A_{FB}^t$ at the Tevatron, i.e., $A_C^t$ increases as $A_{FB}^t$ increases.

Comments: 17 pages, 9 figures; matches the published version