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Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars
The existence of exotic scalars that mix with the Standard Model Higgs boson can affect Higgs boson phenomenology in a multitude of ways. We show that the first evidence of the existence of such an extra scalar could come in the $h\to WW \to l \nu l \nu$ significance plots of Standard Model Higgs bo...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.02.056 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1387880 |
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| author | Gupta, Rick S. Wells, James D. |
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| description | The existence of exotic scalars that mix with the Standard Model Higgs boson can affect Higgs boson phenomenology in a multitude of ways. We show that the first evidence of the existence of such an extra scalar could come in the $h\to WW \to l \nu l \nu$ significance plots of Standard Model Higgs boson searches. |
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| spelling | cern-13878802023-03-31T18:35:32Zdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2012.02.056http://cds.cern.ch/record/1387880engGupta, Rick S.Wells, James D.Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalarsParticle Physics - PhenomenologyThe existence of exotic scalars that mix with the Standard Model Higgs boson can affect Higgs boson phenomenology in a multitude of ways. We show that the first evidence of the existence of such an extra scalar could come in the $h\to WW \to l \nu l \nu$ significance plots of Standard Model Higgs boson searches.The existence of exotic scalars that mix with the Standard Model (SM) Higgs boson can affect Higgs boson phenomenology in a multitude of ways. We consider two light Higgs bosons with shared couplings to SM fields and with masses close to each other, in the range where the h→WW→lνlν is an important search channel. In this channel, we do not find the dilution of significance of the ‘SM-like’ Higgs boson that is naively expected because of the mixing. This is because of leakage of events from the other scalar into its signal region. Nevertheless, we show that the broadening of the h→WW→lνlν significance plots of Standard Model Higgs boson searches could indicate the first evidence of the extra scalar state.The existence of exotic scalars that mix with the Standard Model (SM) Higgs boson can affect Higgs boson phenomenology in a multitude of ways. We consider two light Higgs bosons with shared couplings to SM fields and with masses close to each other, in the range where the h \to WW \to l \nu l \nu is an important search channel. In this channel, we do not find the dilution of significance of the `SM-like' Higgs boson that is naively expected because of the mixing. This is because of leakage of events from the decay of the other scalar into its signal region. Nevertheless, we show that the broadening of the h\to WW \to l \nu l \nu significance plots of Standard Model Higgs boson searches could indicate the first evidence of the the extra scalar state.arXiv:1110.0824CERN-PH-TH-2011-241MCTP-11-36CERN-PH-TH-2011-041-[SIC!]CERN-PH-TH-2011-241MCTP-11-36oai:cds.cern.ch:13878802011-10-05 |
| spellingShingle | Particle Physics - Phenomenology Gupta, Rick S. Wells, James D. Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars |
| title | Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars |
| title_full | Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars |
| title_fullStr | Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars |
| title_full_unstemmed | Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars |
| title_short | Higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars |
| title_sort | higgs boson search significance deformations due to mixed-in scalars |
| topic | Particle Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.02.056 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1387880 |
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