Speaker
Description
Though significant portions of parameter space have been ruled out, it may still be possible to discover new light exotic (LEX) states that interact directly with the Standard Model (SM). This talk will explore new states that couple to the SM through effective field theory (EFT) operators which describe interactions including at least one $W$ boson and one quark. Within this $W$-quark portal, considered up to operators of dimension six, we can access many states with non-trivial representations under SM gauge groups. As an example of the potential contained within this portal, I will highlight various collider production processes at $ep$ and $pp$ colliders. Finally, I will discuss the LHC production of a new weak-quadruplet SU(3)$_{\text{c}}$ fundamental fermion that can be singly produced in association with a SM quark through $W$-quark portal processes.