Abstract

Constraints on the masses of possible fourth generation quarks (a, υ) are obtained from measurements of the ρ parameter and the elements of the quark mixing matrix. Stringent mass limits are found when the off-diagonal elements Vtυ and Vab are large. For example, with mt=90 GeV and |Vtυ|≃0.5 we find ma,v≤ 300 GeV. Stronger constraints are obtained as mt or |Vtυ| increase.

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