2–6 Dec 2024
Europe/Zurich timezone

Higgs decays into lepton pairs and a photon

4 Dec 2024, 16:30
15m
Urška 1 (Exhibition and Convention center)

Urška 1

Exhibition and Convention center

Dunajska cesta 18, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Parallel Session Talk Parallel track Collider 2

Speaker

Ivan Nišandžić (Ruđer Bošković Institute)

Description

We present a study of Higgs boson decays involving a photon and leptonic or neutrino pairs within the Standard Model. For $H \to \ell^+ \ell^- \gamma$ with $\ell = e, \mu$, we calculate differential decay rates, branching fractions, and forward-backward asymmetries, providing analytic expressions for experimental analyses. Our approach distinguishes the resonant $H \to Z\gamma$ contribution from non-resonant contributions enabling precise extraction of $\Gamma(H \to Z\gamma)$. We propose optimized kinematic cuts to effectively separate these components, thereby enhancing the discovery potential for both $H \to Z\gamma$ and the tree-level $H \to \mu^+ \mu^- \gamma$ decay. Additionally, for $H \to \nu \bar{\nu} \gamma$, we present leading-order one-loop calculations, highlighting the role of non-resonant box diagrams.

Author

Ivan Nišandžić (Ruđer Bošković Institute)

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