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Title: Adding pseudo-observables to the four-lepton experimentalist’s toolbox

Journal Article · · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
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  1. Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
  2. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)
  3. Univ. Mainz, Mainz (Germany); Univ. of Sarajevo, Bosnia (Herzegovina)
  4. Univ. of Sarajevo, Bosnia (Herzegovina)
  5. Univ. Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
  6. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
  7. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
  8. INFN, Trieste (Italy)
  9. Seoultech, Seoul (Korea)
  10. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Here, the "golden" channel, in which the newly-discovered Higgs boson decays to four leptons by means of intermediate vector bosons, is important for determining the properties of the Higgs boson and for searching for subtle new physics effects. Different approaches exist for parametrizing the relevant Higgs couplings in this channel; here we relate the use of pseudo-observables to methods based on specifying the most general amplitude or Lagrangian terms for the $HVV$ interactions. We also provide projections for sensitivity in this channel in several novel scenarios, illustrating the use of pseudo-observables, and analyze the role of kinematic distributions and (ratios of) rates in such $$H\to4\ell$$ studies.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359; SC0010504
OSTI ID:
1471725
Report Number(s):
CERN-TH--2018-178; FERMILAB-PUB--18-332-CD; UH-511-1255-18; arXiv:1808.00965; 1684961
Journal Information:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 2018; ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer BerlinCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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