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Composite Higgs models after Run2

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2018-02-05 v2

Abstract

We assess the status of models in which the Higgs is a composite pseudo-Nambu Goldstone boson, in the light of the latest 13 TeV Run 2 Higgs data. Drawing from the extensive Composite Higgs literature, we collect together predictions for the modified couplings of the Higgs, in particular examining the different predictions for κV\kappa_V and κF\kappa_F. Despite the variety and increasing complexity of models on the market, we point out that many independent models make identical predictions for these couplings. We then look into further corrections induced by tree-level effects such as mass-mixing and singlet VEVs. We then investigate the compatibility of different models with the data, combining the Run 1 and recent Run 2 LHC data. We obtain a robust limit on the scale ff of 600 GeV, with stronger limits for different choices of fermion embeddings. We also discuss how a deficit in a Higgs channel could pinpoint the type of Composite Higgs model responsible for it.

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@article{arxiv.1703.10190,
  title  = {Composite Higgs models after Run2},
  author = {Veronica Sanz and Jack Setford},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.10190},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

8 pages, 3 figures. New (published) version incorporates latest Higgs data. Minor corrections in the text and discussion

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