Speaker
Andrea Peterson
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Description
We explore the possibility of probing the scalar potential of the CP-conserving Two Higgs Doublet Model through the production of a light-heavy Higgs boson pair. The $hH$ process is complementary to $hh$ production in providing information about the triscalar couplings. Using multivariate analysis, we determine the LHC14 discovery reach in the $b\bar{b}\gamma \gamma$ and $h h\gamma \gamma \rightarrow b\bar{b}b\bar{b} \gamma \gamma$ channels. The combination of these two channels extends the reach in $M_H$, with $H\rightarrow b\bar{b}$ sensitive in the low mass range and $H \rightarrow h h$ providing sensitivity for $M_H > 2 M_h$.
Primary author
Andrea Peterson
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
