The "forgotten" decay S → Zh as a CP analyzer
Scalar particles $S$ which are gauge singlets under the Standard Model are generic features of many models of fundamental physics, in particular as possible mediators to a hidden or dark sector. We show that the decay $S\to Zh$ provides a powerful probe of the CP nature of the scalar, because it is...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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Arxiv
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| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1607.01016
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| Author Notes: | Martin Bauer, Matthias Neubert, and Andrea Thamm |
| Summary: | Scalar particles $S$ which are gauge singlets under the Standard Model are generic features of many models of fundamental physics, in particular as possible mediators to a hidden or dark sector. We show that the decay $S\to Zh$ provides a powerful probe of the CP nature of the scalar, because it is allowed only if $S$ has CP-odd interactions. We perform a model-independent analysis of this decay in the context of an effective Lagrangian and compute the relevant Wilson coefficients arising from integrating out heavy fermions to one-loop order. We illustrate our findings with the example of the 750 GeV diphoton resonance seen by ATLAS and CMS and show that the $S\to Zh$ decay rate could naturally be of similar magnitude or larger than the diphoton rate. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 10.01.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |