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New constraints on extended scalar sectors from the trilinear Higgs coupling

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-11-01 v1

Abstract

The trilinear Higgs coupling λhhh\lambda_{hhh} is a crucial tool to probe the structure of the Higgs potential and to search for possible effects of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). Focusing on the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model as a concrete example, we identify parameter regions in which λhhh\lambda_{hhh} is significantly enhanced with respect to its SM prediction. Taking into account all relevant corrections up to the two-loop level, we show that current experimental bounds on λhhh\lambda_{hhh} already rule out significant parts of the otherwise unconstrained parameter space. We illustrate the interpretation of the current results and future measurement prospects on λhhh\lambda_{hhh} for a benchmark scenario. Recent results from direct searches for BSM scalars in the AZHA\to ZH channel and their implications will also be discussed in this context.

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@article{arxiv.2310.20664,
  title  = {New constraints on extended scalar sectors from the trilinear Higgs coupling},
  author = {Henning Bahl and Johannes Braathen and Georg Weiglein},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.20664},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

6 pages, 2 figures. Contribution to the proceedings of the European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP2023), 21-25 August 2023, Hamburg, Germany