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A new jet observable, dipolarity, is introduced that can distinguish whether a pair of subjets arises from a color singlet source. This observable is incorporated into the HEPTopTagger and is shown to improve discrimination between top jets and QCD jets for moderate to high p T .
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Hook, A., Jankowiak, M. & Wacker, J.G. Jet dipolarity: top tagging with color flow. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 7 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2012)007
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