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We investigate CP-violating effects induced by light top partners in composite Higgs theories. We find that sizable contributions to the dipole moments of the light SM quarks and leptons are generically generated at the two-loop level through Barr-Zee-type diagrams. The present constraints on the electron and neutron electric dipole moments translate into bounds on top partner masses of order few TeV and are competitive with the reach of LHC direct searches. Interestingly, we find that CP-violation effects are sensitive to the same operators that control top partner single production. Near-future improvements in the determination of the electron dipole moment will extend the reach on top partner masses beyond the 5–10TeV range.
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Panico, G., Riembau, M. & Vantalon, T. Probing light top partners with CP violation. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 56 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2018)056
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