Search for W ′ → tb decays in the hadronic final state using pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

A search for W ′ -boson production in the W ′ → t b ¯ → q q ¯ ′ b b ¯ decay channel is presented using 36.1 fb − 1 of 13 TeV proton–proton collision data collected by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider in 2015 and 2016. The search is interpreted in terms of both a left-handed and a righ