Probing R-violating top quark decays at the NLC

We examine the possibility of observing exotic top quark decays via R-parity violating SUSY interactions in e+e− collisions at s=500 GeV. We present cross-sections for tt̄ production followed by the subsequent decay of either the t or t via the R-parity violating interaction while the other undergoes the SM decay. We discuss kinematic cuts that allow the exotic SUSY decays to be detected over standard model backgrounds. Discovery limits for R-parity violating couplings in the top sector are presented assuming an integrated luminosity of 100 fb−1.