Double Higgs boson production in the 4τ channel from resonances in longitudinal vector boson scattering at a 100 TeV collider
Journal Article
© 2015 American Physical Society. We discuss the sensitivity of a 100 TeV pp collider to heavy resonances produced in longitudinal vector-boson scattering and decaying to a pair of Higgs bosons. A Monte Carlo study has been performed using the H→ττ decay channel for both Higgs bosons, comparing the kinematics of such a signal to the irreducible Standard Model backgrounds. The results are presented in the context of a phenomenological model of a resonance (η) coupling to Goldstone modes, VLVL→η→HH, as can arise in composite Higgs models. With a fractional width of 70% (20%), the 5σ discovery reach is 4.2 (2.9) TeV in resonance mass for 10ab-1 of integrated luminosity. We also discuss the dependence of the mass reach on the collider energy and integrated luminosity.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kotwal, AV; Chekanov, S; Low, M
Published Date
- June 12, 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 91 / 11
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1550-2368
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1550-7998
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.91.114018
Citation Source
- Scopus