Probing the Higgs mechanism via {gamma}{gamma}{r_arrow}{ital W}{sup +}{ital W}{sup {minus}}

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Physical Review, D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.51.4738· OSTI ID:44742

Denner, A; Schuster, R ^[1]; Dittmaier, S ^[2]

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1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Wuerzburg (Germany)
2. Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Bielefeld, Universitaesstrasse, D-33501 Bielefeld (Germany)

We investigate the sensitivity of the reaction {gamma}{gamma}{r_arrow}{ital W}{sup +}{ital W}{sup {minus}} to the Higgs sector based on the complete one-loop corrections in the minimal standard model and the gauged nonlinear {sigma} model. While this sensitivity is very strong for the suppressed cross section of equally polarized photons and longitudinal {ital W} bosons, it is only marginal for the dominant mode of transverse polarizations. The corrections within the {sigma} model turn out to be UV finite in accordance with the absence of ln{ital M}{sub {ital H}} terms in the standard model with a heavy Higgs boson.

• OSTI ID: 44742
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 51; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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66 PHYSICS
CORRECTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
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NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
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PHOTON-PHOTON INTERACTIONS
POLARIZATION
POLARIZED BEAMS
SENSITIVITY
SIGMA MODEL
STANDARD MODEL
W MINUS BOSONS
W PLUS BOSONS