Influence of strongly coupled, hidden scalars on Higgs signals
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2011-09-29 v1
Abstract
To investigate the possible effects of a light hidden sector on Higgs boson detection, we discuss a model of scalar singlets coupled to the Standard Model. The model effectively makes the Higgs width a free parameter due to additional invisible decay modes. This width can become arbitrarily large. Theoretical and experimental bounds on model parameters are presented. It is shown, how Standard Model predictions change and that in the case of large coupling, Higgs signals will be diluted. We study, to which extent such a strongly coupled, hidden sector can be excluded by present and future Higgs search experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9608245,
title = {Influence of strongly coupled, hidden scalars on Higgs signals},
author = {T. Binoth and J. J. van der Bij},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9608245},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
22 pages, Latex, 12 figures embedded with epsf.sty and epsfig.sty, to appear in Z. Phys. C