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Title: Prospects for exotic h 4 τ decays in single and di-Higgs boson production at the LHC and future hadron colliders

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D.

We study the prospects for observing exotic decays of the Standard Model Higgs boson h into light beyond the Standard Model scalars a with mass m a m h / 2 in the single Higgs and Higgs pair production channels at the high luminosity run of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC). Discovery prospects for single Higgs production in the gluon-gluon fusion and vector boson fusion modes with the Higgs boson decaying via the exotic mode h a a 4 τ are analyzed at the HL-LHC. The projected sensitivity for exotic Higgs decays in the nonresonant Higgs pair production channel p p h h ( h b b ¯ ) ( h a a 4 τ ) 2 b 4 τ at the HL-LHC and a future s = 100 TeV hadron collider (FCC-hh) are also estimated. Furthermore, we study HL-LHC’s potential reach for the Higgs-strahlung process in the 2 b 4 τ channel, taking into account the contamination from nonresonant Higgs pair production. Finally, the potential reach for resonant Higgs pair production in the 2 b 4 τ channel at the HL-LHC is also explored for several choices of { m H , m a } . Our studies suggest that significant improvements over existing bounds are achievable in several production channels, motivating new dedicated searches for h a a 4 τ at the HL-LHC and future colliders. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0016013; SC0007914
OSTI ID:
2320317
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Vol. 109 Journal Issue: 5; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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