Analytic results for scalar-mediated Higgs boson production in association with two jets

Budge, Lucy; Campbell, John M; Ellis, R Keith; Seth, Satyajit

Abstract

We present compact analytic formulae for all one-loop amplitudes representing the production of a Higgs boson in association with two jets, mediated by a colour triplet scalar particle. Many of the integral coefficients present for scalar mediators are identical to the case when a massive fermion circulates in the loop, reflecting a close relationship between the two theories. The calculation is used to study Higgs boson production in association with two jets in a simplified supersymmetry (SUSY) scenario in which the dominant additional contributions arise from loops of top squarks. The results presented here facilitate an indirect search for top squarks in this channel, by a precision measurement of the corresponding cross section. However, we find that the potential for improved discrimination between the Standard Model and SUSY cases suggested by the pattern of results in the one- and two-jet samples is unlikely to be realized due to the loss in statistical power compared to an inclusive analysis.

Citation

Budge, L., Campbell, J. M., Ellis, R. K., & Seth, S. (2021). Analytic results for scalar-mediated Higgs boson production in association with two jets. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 48(8), Article 085006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/abf7d6

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 14, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jul 8, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Jul 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 16, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
• Print ISSN: 0954-3899
• Electronic ISSN: 1361-6471
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 48
• Issue: 8
• Article Number: 085006
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/abf7d6