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Probing CP-violating Higgs-gauge Boson Couplings at Future Muon Collider

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-06-16 v4

Abstract

We explore the sensitivity of future muon colliders to CP-violating interactions in the Higgs sector, specifically focusing on the process μμ+hνlˉνlbbˉνlˉνl\mu^- \mu^+ \to h \bar{\nu_{l}} \nu_{l} \to b\bar{b} \bar{\nu_{l}}\nu_{l}. Using a model-independent approach within the framework of the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT), we analyze the contribution of dimension-six operators to Higgs-gauge boson couplings, emphasizing CP-violating effects. To simulate the process, all signal and background events are generated through MadGraph. The analysis provides 95\% confidence level limits on the relevant Wilson coefficients c~HB\tilde{c}_{HB}, c~HW\tilde{c}_{HW}, c~γ\tilde{c}_{\gamma}, with a comparative discussion of existing experimental and phenomenological constraints. Our best constraints on the c~HB\tilde{c}_{HB}, c~HW\tilde{c}_{HW}, c~γ\tilde{c}_{\gamma} with an integrated luminosity of 10 ab1^{-1} are [0.017428;0.018991][-0.017428;0.018991], [0.002880;0.002586][-0.002880;0.002586] and [0.010784;0.011381][-0.010784;0.011381], respectively. In this context, this study highlights the capability of future muon collider experiments to probe new physics in the Higgs sector, potentially offering tighter constraints on CP-violating Higgs-gauge boson interactions than those provided by current colliders.

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@article{arxiv.2411.04565,
  title  = {Probing CP-violating Higgs-gauge Boson Couplings at Future Muon Collider},
  author = {Emre Gurkanli and Serdar Spor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.04565},
  year   = {2025}
}

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19 pages, 10 figures