Two-photon decay width of the Higgs boson in left-right-symmetric theories

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Physical Review (Section) D: Particles and Fields; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.40.1722· OSTI ID:5396711

Martriaanez, R; Perez, M A; Toscano, J J ^[1]

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1. Departamento de Fisica, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico National, Apartado Postal 14-740, 07000 Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico (MX)

We calculate the {ital W}{sub {ital R}} contribution to the two-photon decay width of the light neutral Higgs boson {ital H}{sub 1}{sup 0} in left-right-symmetric models. We find that this contribution is suppressed relative to the standard-model (SM) {ital W}{sub {ital L}} contribution by a factor ({ital M}{sub {ital L}}/M{sub R}){sup 4}. This result arises because the {ital W}{sub {ital R}} coupling to {ital H}{sub 1}{sup 0} is not proportional to its own mass {ital M}{sub {ital R}}, as a SM-like coupling would suggest, but rather to the lighter mass {ital M}{sub {ital L}}. As a consequence, {Gamma}({ital H}{sub 1}{sup 0}{r arrow}{gamma}{gamma}) in left-right-symmetric theories has essentially the same value as in the standard model.

• OSTI ID: 5396711
• Journal Information: Physical Review (Section) D: Particles and Fields; (USA), Vol. 40:5; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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