Speaker
Description
Significant efforts have been put forward at both ATLAS and CMS experiments in search of Vector-like Quarks (VLQs). The results of these searches are relatable in the context of different VLQ models when they are represented in a general fashion. This talk summarizes challenges associated with such interpretations of singly produced VLQ searches and proposes a generalized, semi-analytical framework that interprets these results in terms of unconstrained, free parameters of the VLQ Lagrangian. A simple parameterization of the correction factor to the single VLQ production cross-section at large decay widths is presented. The proposed framework is used to conveniently represent statistical limits by numerically reinterpreting results from benchmark ATLAS and CMS analyses.
