This posts shows code examples of Feynman diagrams of four top quark production in proton-proton collisions, as well ass ttbar plus bbbar production. For a nice overview from the experimental point of view, have a look at this review article by the CMS collaboration, published in Physics Reports.
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Gluon fusion, s-channel:
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(2,12)(6,9){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,100) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{17 down}{i1} \fmfshift{17 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) \fmfforce{(.76w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.76w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{v1,i2} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,v2} % s-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v2} \fmf{gluon}{vq2,v2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(2,12)(6,9){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,100) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{17 down}{i1} \fmfshift{17 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) \fmfforce{(.76w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.76w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{v1,i2} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,v2} % s-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v2} \fmf{gluon}{vq2,v2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=b}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Quark-antiquark annihilation, s-channel:
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(4,12)(8,9){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,100) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{17 down}{i1} \fmfshift{17 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) \fmfforce{(.76w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.76w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{fermion,t=1.2}{i1,v1,i2} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,v2} % s-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v2} \fmf{gluon}{vq2,v2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$q$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$\overline{q}'$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(4,12)(8,9){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,100) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{17 down}{i1} \fmfshift{17 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) \fmfforce{(.76w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.76w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{fermion,t=1.2}{i1,v1,i2} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,v2} % s-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v2} \fmf{gluon}{vq2,v2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$q$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$\overline{q}'$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=b}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Gluon fusion, t-channel:
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(2,12)(6,10){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(105,80) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{8 down}{i1} \fmfshift{8 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) %\fmfforce{(.30w,.80h)}{v1} % exact placement %\fmfforce{(.30w,.20h)}{v2} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{i2,v2} \fmf{gluon,t=0.7}{v1,v2} % t-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v1} \fmf{gluon}{v2,vq2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(2,12)(6,10){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(105,80) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{8 down}{i1} \fmfshift{8 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) %\fmfforce{(.30w,.80h)}{v1} % exact placement %\fmfforce{(.30w,.20h)}{v2} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{i2,v2} \fmf{gluon,t=0.7}{v1,v2} % t-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v1} \fmf{gluon}{v2,vq2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=b}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Quark-antiquark annihilation, t-channel:
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(4,12)(7,10){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(105,80) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{8 down}{i1} \fmfshift{8 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) %\fmfforce{(.30w,.80h)}{v1} % exact placement %\fmfforce{(.30w,.20h)}{v2} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{fermion,t=1.1}{i1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.1}{v2,i2} \fmf{fermion,t=0.7}{v1,v2} % t-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v1} \fmf{gluon}{v2,vq2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$q$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$\overline{q}'$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(4,12)(7,10){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(105,80) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{8 down}{i1} \fmfshift{8 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) %\fmfforce{(.30w,.80h)}{v1} % exact placement %\fmfforce{(.30w,.20h)}{v2} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{fermion,t=1.1}{i1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.1}{v2,i2} \fmf{fermion,t=0.7}{v1,v2} % t-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v1} \fmf{gluon}{v2,vq2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$q$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$\overline{q}'$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=b}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Associated production with s-channel
Associated production, with gluon s-channel:
\begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-ttg-{t}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> g -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{gluon,t=0.85}{v',v} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} \end{document}
\begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-ttg-{b}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> g -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{gluon,t=0.85}{v',v} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=b}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,11)(4,12){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> g -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{gluon,t=0.85}{v',v} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=b}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Associated production, with γ*/Z s-channel:
\begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-ttZ-{t}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> y*/Z -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{boson,t=0.9,label=$\gamma^*$\color{}!/Z,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} \end{document}
\begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-ttZ-{b}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> y*/Z -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{boson,t=0.9,label=$\gamma^*$\color{}!/Z,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=b}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,11)(4,12){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> y*/Z -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{boson,t=0.9,label=$\gamma^*$\color{}!/Z,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=b}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Associated production, with Higgs s-channel:
\begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-tth-{t}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> h -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{dashes,t=0.9,label=h,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} \end{document}
\begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-tth-{b}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> h -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{dashes,t=0.9,label=h,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=b}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,11)(4,12){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> h -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{dashes,t=0.9,label=h,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=b}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Associated production with t-channel
Associated production, with gluon s-channel:
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,13)(4,14){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,13)(4,14){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=b}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Associated production, with a t-channel Z boson:
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,13)(4,15){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{boson,t=1.2,label=$\gamma^*$\color{}!/Z,l.s=right,l.d=5}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,13)(4,15){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{boson,t=1.2,label=$\gamma^*$\color{}!/Z,l.s=right,l.d=5}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=b}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Associated production, with a t-channel W boson:
\documentclass[11pt,border=4pt]{standalone} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \begin{document} \begin{fmffile}{feyngraph} \fmfframe(-9,14)(2,15){ % padding (L,T)(R,B) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % line style \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{boson,t=1.2,label=W,l.s=right,l.d=5}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=b}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} } % close \fmfframe \end{fmffile} \end{document}
Full code
The LaTeX code below collects all the diagrams above into one big file that produces a multipage PDF. Please find download links below, or edit and compile here if you like:
% !TEX program = pdflatexmk % !TEX parameter = -shell-escape % Author: Izaak Neutelings (July 2023) % Instructions: To compile via command line, run the following twice % pdflatex -shell-escape ttbarqqbar.tex % Sources: % https://cms-results.web.cern.ch/cms-results/public-results/publications/SMP-23-004 \documentclass[11pt,border=2pt,multi=page,crop]{standalone} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{feynmp-auto} \usepackage{pgffor} % for \foreach % DEFINE fmfpicture ENVIRONMENT \usepackage{environ} % for \NewEnviron \NewEnviron{fmfpicture}[3]{% \begin{page} % to create standalone page \fmfframe(#1)(#2){ % padding (LT)(RB) \begin{fmffile}{feynmp-#3} % auxiliary files (use unique name!) \fmfset{wiggly_len}{13} % boson wavelength \fmfset{wiggly_slope}{68} % boson slope of waves %\fmfcmd\MPcolors % define custom line colors in MetaPost (does not work in \fmfv) \BODY % main code \end{fmffile} } \end{page} } \begin{document} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% FOUR TOP %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion s-channel \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{2,12}{6,9}{ttqq_gg-tt\q\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,100) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{17 down}{i1} \fmfshift{17 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) \fmfforce{(.76w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.76w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{v1,i2} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,v2} % s-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v2} \fmf{gluon}{vq2,v2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=\q}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Quark-antiquark annihilation, s-channel \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{4,12}{8,9}{ttqq_qq-tt\q\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,100) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{17 down}{i1} \fmfshift{17 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) \fmfforce{(.76w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.76w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{fermion,t=1.2}{i1,v1,i2} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,v2} % s-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v2} \fmf{gluon}{vq2,v2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$q$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$\overline{q}'$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=\q}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, t-channel \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{2,12}{6,10}{ttqq_gg-tt\q\q_tchan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(105,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{8 down}{i1} \fmfshift{8 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) %\fmfforce{(.30w,.80h)}{v1} % exact placement %\fmfforce{(.30w,.20h)}{v2} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.1}{i2,v2} \fmf{gluon,t=0.7}{v1,v2} % t-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v1} \fmf{gluon}{v2,vq2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=\q}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Quark-antiquark annihilation, t-channel \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{4,12}{7,10}{ttqq_qq-tt\q\q_tchan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(105,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfstraight \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{8 down}{i1} \fmfshift{8 up}{i2} % internal vertices (exact placement) %\fmfforce{(.30w,.80h)}{v1} % exact placement %\fmfforce{(.30w,.20h)}{v2} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.83h)}{vq1} % exact placement \fmfforce{(.72w,.17h)}{vq2} % exact placement % main \fmf{fermion,t=1.1}{i1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.1}{v2,i2} \fmf{fermion,t=0.7}{v1,v2} % t-channel \fmf{gluon}{vq1,v1} \fmf{gluon}{v2,vq2} % g -> tt \fmf{fermion}{o2,vq1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,vq2,o3} % labels \fmfv{l.a=150,l.d=5,l=$q$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-150,l.d=5,l=$\overline{q}'$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=30,l.d=5,l=\q}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=5,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% FOUR TOP (Associated, s-channel) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, s-channel (gluon) \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-ttg-{\q}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> g -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{gluon,t=0.85}{v',v} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=\q}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, s-channel (gluon) \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{4,12}{ttqq_gg-ttg-tbbt_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> g -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{gluon,t=0.85}{v',v} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=b}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, s-channel (y*/Z) \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-ttZ-{\q}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> y*/Z -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{boson,t=0.9,label=$\gamma^*$\!/Z,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=\q}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, s-channel (y*/Z) \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{4,12}{ttqq_gg-ttZ-tbbt_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> y*/Z -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{boson,t=0.9,label=$\gamma^*$\!/Z,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=b}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, s-channel (Higgs) \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{2,12}{ttqq_gg-tth-{\q}tt\q_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> h -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{dashes,t=0.9,label=h,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=\q}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=t}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, s-channel (Higgs) \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,11}{4,12}{ttqq_gg-tth-tbbt_schan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,80) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{2 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{2 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=1.9}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % ttbar -> h -> ttbar \fmf{fermion}{v2,v,v1} \fmf{dashes,t=0.9,label=h,l.s=left,l.d=4}{v,v'} % s-channel \fmf{fermion}{o3,v',o2} % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=25,l.d=4,l=b}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% FOUR TOP (Associated, t-channel) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, t-channel \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,13}{4,14}{ttqq_gg-tth-tt\q\q_tchan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{gluon,t=1.2}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=\q}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % FOUR TOP PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, t-channel \foreach \q in {t,b}{ % loop over quark flavor \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,13}{4,15}{ttqq_gg-ttz-tt\q\q_tchan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{boson,t=1.2,label=$\gamma^*$\!/Z,l.s=right,l.d=5}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=t}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=\q}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{\q}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} } % close \foreach loop % TTBAR+BBAR PRODUCTION - Gluon fusion, t-channel \begin{fmfpicture}{-9,14}{2,15}{ttqq_gg-bbw-ttbb_tchan} % padding (LTRB) \begin{fmfgraph*}(120,90) % dimensions (WH) % external vertices \fmfleft{i2,i1} \fmfright{o4,o3,o2,o1} \fmfshift{4 up}{o1,o2} \fmfshift{4 down}{o4,o3} % skeleton \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{v1,i1} \fmf{gluon,t=2.5}{i2,v2} \fmf{fermion}{v1,o1} \fmf{fermion}{o4,v2} % qq -> ttbar \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{vt1,v1} \fmf{fermion,t=1.4}{v2,vt2} \fmf{fermion}{o2,vt1} \fmf{fermion}{vt2,o3} \fmf{boson,t=1.2,label=W,l.s=right,l.d=5}{vt1,vt2} % t-channel % labels \fmfv{l.a=158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i1} \fmfv{l.a=-158,l.d=6,l=$g$}{i2} \fmfv{l.a=22,l.d=6,l=b}{o1} \fmfv{l.a=20,l.d=4,l=$\overline{\mathrm{t}}$}{o2} \fmfv{l.a=-20,l.d=4,l=t}{o3} \fmfv{l.a=-22,l.d=6,l=$\overline{\mathrm{b}}$}{o4} \end{fmfgraph*} \end{fmfpicture} \end{document}
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