New physics and signal-background interference in associated pp → HZ production

Englert, Christoph; Rosenfeld, Rogerio; Spannowsky, Michael; Tonero, Alberto

Abstract

We re-investigate electroweak signal-background interference in associated Higgs production via gluon fusion in the presence of new physics in the top Higgs sector. Considering the full final state $pp \to b \bar b \ell^+\ell^-~(\ell=e,\mu)$ , we discuss how new physics in the top Higgs sector that enhances the ZZ component can leave footprints in the HZ limit setting. In passing we investigate the phenomenology of a class of new physics interactions that can be genuinely studied in this process.

Citation

Englert, C., Rosenfeld, R., Spannowsky, M., & Tonero, A. (2016). New physics and signal-background interference in associated pp → HZ production. European Physical Society Letters, 114(3), Article 31001. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/114/31001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 16, 2016
• Online Publication Date: May 31, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016-05
• Deposit Date: Nov 10, 2016
• Journal: Europhysics Letters
• Print ISSN: 0295-5075
• Electronic ISSN: 1286-4854
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 114
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: 31001
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/114/31001