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Non-linear top-Higgs CP violation

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-08-24 v1

Abstract

Searches for additional sources of CP violation at the Large Hadron Collider are a central part of the Higgs physics programme beyond the Standard Model. Studies employing so-called signed observables that track CP violation through purpose-built asymmetries bolster efforts based on Higgs boson rate analyses under clear assumptions. A possibility, which is so far unexplored at the LHC, is a significant non-linear realisation of CP-violation, which is naturally described in non-linear Higgs Effective Field Theory (HEFT). We perform an analysis of the HL-LHC potential to constrain such interactions considering a large range of single and double Higgs production processes, including differential information where this is statistically and theoretically possible. A particular emphasis of our work is distinguishing expected correlations in the Standard Model Effective Field Theory from those attainable in HEFT.

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@article{arxiv.2308.11722,
  title  = {Non-linear top-Higgs CP violation},
  author = {Akanksha Bhardwaj and Christoph Englert and Dorival Gonçalves and Alberto Navarro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.11722},
  year   = {2023}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures

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