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$H \to ZZ$ as a double-slit experiment

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-06-12 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment Quantum Physics

Abstract

The decay HZZ4H \to ZZ \to 4\ell, with =e,μ\ell = e,\mu, can be used to test quantum interference in analogy to the famous double-slit experiment. The observations corresponding to `covering a slit' can be extracted from data in the eeμμee\mu\mu channel, while the observations when both `slits' are open, which include the interference, are measured in the 4e/4μ4e/4\mu channels. In this way, this process offers a unique opportunity to investigate identical-particle effects at high energies, and provide the first evidence of identical-particle behaviour for muons. Sensitivity at the 4σ4\sigma level could be achieved at the high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider.

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@article{arxiv.2411.13464,
  title  = {$H \to ZZ$ as a double-slit experiment},
  author = {J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.13464},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

LaTeX 6 pages. Discussion on interference clarified, final version published in PLB

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