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Prospects for and Implications of Measuring the Higgs Boson to Photon-Photon Branching Ratio at the Next Linear {ital e}{sup +}{ital e}{sup -} Collider

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Davis Institute for High Energy Physics, Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (United States)
We evaluate the prospects for measuring B(h{r_arrow}{gamma}{gamma}) for a standard-model-like Higgs boson at the Next Linear e{sup +}e{sup -} Collider in the e{sup +}e{sup -}{r_arrow}Z{sup {star}}{r_arrow}Zh and e{sup +}e{sup -}{r_arrow}{nu}{sub e}{ovr {nu} }{sub e}h production modes.Relative merits of different machine energy/luminosity strategies and different electromagnetic calorimeter designs are evaluated. We emphasize the importance of measuring B(h{r_arrow}{gamma}{gamma}) in order to obtain the total width of a light Higgs boson and thereby the b{ovr b} partial width that will be critical in discriminating between the standard model Higgs boson and the Higgs boson of an extended model. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
Research Organization:
University of California
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-91ER40674
OSTI ID:
531846
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 78; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English