  Many new physics models predict resonances with masses in the TeV range which
decay into a pair of top quarks. With its large cross section, t\bar t
production at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) offers an excellent opportunity
to search for such particles. The identification of very energetic top quarks
is crucial in such an analysis. We consider in detail the t\bar t\to\ell^\pm\nu
b\bar bq\bar q' (\ell=e, \mu) final state for high p_T top quarks. In this
phase space region, two or more of the final state quarks can merge into a
single jet due to the large Lorentz boost of the parent top quark. As a result,
a large fraction of t\bar t\to\ell^\pm\nu b\bar bq\bar q' events with an
invariant mass in the TeV region contains less than four observable jets.
Requiring one or two tagged b-quarks, we calculate the W+jets, Wb+jets, Wb\bar
b+jets, Wbt, and single top plus jets backgrounds for these final states, and
identify cuts which help to suppress them. In particular, we discuss whether a
cut on the jet invariant mass may be useful in reducing the background in the
\ell\nu+2 jets channel. We also investigate how next-to-leading order QCD
corrections affect high p_T top quark production at the LHC. We find that the
\ell\nu+2 jets and \ell\nu+3 jets final states with one or two $b$-tags will
significantly improve the chances for discovering new heavy particles in the
t\bar t channel at the LHC.
