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An interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$

New pseudoscalar (A) and scalar (H) states are predicted by many models with an extended Higgs sector, such as two-Higgs Doublet Models (2HDMs), which add a second Higgs doublet to the SM. In 2HDMs of type II, these states decay predominantly to ttbar, provided that they are massive enough (m$\geq$4...

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Autores principales: De Biase, Nicola, Behr, Janna Katharina, Buttinger, Will
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2870181
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author De Biase, Nicola
Behr, Janna Katharina
Buttinger, Will
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Behr, Janna Katharina
Buttinger, Will
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description New pseudoscalar (A) and scalar (H) states are predicted by many models with an extended Higgs sector, such as two-Higgs Doublet Models (2HDMs), which add a second Higgs doublet to the SM. In 2HDMs of type II, these states decay predominantly to ttbar, provided that they are massive enough (m$\geq$400 GeV) and that the ratio between the vacuum-expectation-values of the two Higgs doublets ($\tan\beta$) is small ($\tan\beta\lesssim 3$). To this date this parameter region is only little constrained by direct searches, as searches targeting the dominant A/H production mode (gluon-gluon initiated production) in this parameter region would be complicated by the interference between the signal process and the dominant SM ttbar background. This interference produces a characteristic peak-dip structure in the ttbar mass spectrum. In this poster, a search for pseudoscalar and scalar states decaying to a pair of top-quarks is presented. Special attention is posed to the conceptual and technical challenges regarding the treatment of interference effects in the profile likelihood fit.
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spelling cern-28701812023-09-13T20:20:19Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2870181engDe Biase, NicolaBehr, Janna KatharinaButtinger, WillAn interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$Particle Physics - ExperimentNew pseudoscalar (A) and scalar (H) states are predicted by many models with an extended Higgs sector, such as two-Higgs Doublet Models (2HDMs), which add a second Higgs doublet to the SM. In 2HDMs of type II, these states decay predominantly to ttbar, provided that they are massive enough (m$\geq$400 GeV) and that the ratio between the vacuum-expectation-values of the two Higgs doublets ($\tan\beta$) is small ($\tan\beta\lesssim 3$). To this date this parameter region is only little constrained by direct searches, as searches targeting the dominant A/H production mode (gluon-gluon initiated production) in this parameter region would be complicated by the interference between the signal process and the dominant SM ttbar background. This interference produces a characteristic peak-dip structure in the ttbar mass spectrum. In this poster, a search for pseudoscalar and scalar states decaying to a pair of top-quarks is presented. Special attention is posed to the conceptual and technical challenges regarding the treatment of interference effects in the profile likelihood fit.ATL-PHYS-SLIDE-2023-429oai:cds.cern.ch:28701812023-09-12
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De Biase, Nicola
Behr, Janna Katharina
Buttinger, Will
An interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$
title An interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$
title_full An interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$
title_fullStr An interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$
title_full_unstemmed An interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$
title_short An interference search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$
title_sort interference search for heavy higgs bosons decaying $t\bar t$
topic Particle Physics - Experiment
url http://cds.cern.ch/record/2870181
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