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Probing CP in the Higgs Sector

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-09-25 v1

Abstract

We discuss how one may determine whether some Higgs particle is an eigenstate of CPCP or not, and if so, how we may probe whether it is CPCP-odd or CPCP-even. The idea is applied to Higgs decay where correlations among momenta of the decay products may yield the desired information. These are correlations of decay planes defined by the momenta of pairs of particles as well as correlations between energy differences. In the case that the Higgs particle is an eigenstate of CPCP, our study includes finite-width effects. The correlations between energy differences turn out to be a much better probe for investigating CPCP properties than the previously suggested angular correlations, especially for massive Higgs bosons.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9411223,
  title  = {Probing CP in the Higgs Sector},
  author = {Arild Skjold},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9411223},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

12 pages, latex, 2 figures not included, available from author. Full PostScript file available by anonymous ftp at ftp:://vsfys1.fi.uib.no/skjold/BERGEN94-14.PS

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