Oblique parameters in gauged baryon and lepton numbers with a 125 GeV Higgs

In an extension of the standard model, where baryon number and lepton number are local gauge sym- metries, we analyze the effect of corrections from exotic fermions and scalars on the oblique parameters S, T, U. Because a light neutral Higgs h0 with mass around 12-126 GeV strongly constrains the corresponding parameter space of this model, we also investigate the gluon fusion process gg→h0 and two photon decay of the lightest neutral Higgs h0→yy at the Large Hadron Collider.     

The littlest Higgs model with T-parity and some lepton flavor violation decay processes

The new particles predicted by the littlest Higgs model with T-parity (called LHT model) can induce the lepton flavor violation (LFV) couplings at the one-loop level,which can add contributions to some LFV processes.Taking into account the constraints of the experimental data on the relevant free parameters,we calculate the branching ratios of the LFV decay processes Z → l ˉl and τ-→μ-P 1 P 2 with P 1 P 2 = π + π-,K + K-,and K0 ˉK 0 in the context of this new physics model.We find that the LHT model can indeed make significant contributions to some of these LFV decay processes.The Z factory option for the future high energy e + e-collider experiments will give severe constraints on the LHT model.     

Oblique parameters in gauged baryon and lepton numbers with a 125 GeV Higgs

In an extension of the standard model,where baryon number and lepton number are local gauge symmetries,we analyze the effect of corrections from exotic fermions and scalars on the oblique parameters S,T,U.Because a light neutral Higgs ho with mass around 124-126 GeV strongly constrains the corresponding parameter space of this model,we also investigate the gluon fusion process gg→h_0 and two photon decay of the lightest neutral Higgs ho→γγ at the Large Hadron Collider.     

Implications of the RK and R_(K*) anomalies

We discuss the implications of the recently reported R_K and R_(K*) anomalies, the lepton flavor nonuniversality in the B → Kl~+l~-and B → K~*l~+~l- decay channels. Using two sets of hadronic inputs of form factors, we perform a fit of new physics to the R_K and R_(K*) data, and significant new physics contributions are found. We suggest the study of lepton flavor universality in a number of related rare B,Bs,Bc and Λb decay channels, and in particular we give predictions for the μ-to-e ratios of decay widths with different polarizations of the final state particles, and of the b → dl~+l~- processes, which are presumably more sensitive to the structure of the underlying new physics. With the new physics contributions embedded in the Wilson coefficients, we present theoretical predictions for lepton flavor non-universality in these processes.     

Lepton Flavor Violating Decays τ → μM in the 331 Model

Considering the experimental constraints on the free parameters of the 331 model with a leptonic sector consistent of five triplets, we investigate the lepton flavor violation(LFV) tau decays τ→μM with M = P and V,where P and V denote a pseudoscalar meson(π, η or η′) and a vector meson(ρ0, ω or φ), respectively. We find that the contributions of the 331 model to the LFV decays τ→μM mainly come from the new neutral gauge boson Z′. The 331 model considered in this paper can not make the values of the branching ratio Br(τ→μM) approach the corresponding experimental upper limits.     

Light A physics in the lepton-specific two-Higgs doublet model

We examine various direct and indirect constraints on the lepton-specific two-Higgs doublet model and discuss its phenomenology at colliders in the allowed parameter space.The constraints we consider come from the precision electroweak data,the direct search for Higgs boson,the muon anomalous magnetic moment,as well as some theoretical consistency requirements.We find that in the allowed parameter space the CP-odd Higgs boson A is rather light (m A 30 GeV with 95% possibility),which is composed dominantly by the leptonic Higgs and decays dominantly into τ + τ;while the SM-like Higgs boson h (responsible largely for electroweak symmetry breaking) decays dominantly in the mode h → AA → 4τ with a large decay width,which will make the Higgs discovery more difficult at the LHC.Whereas,this scenario predicts rare Z decays Z → AAA and Z →τ + τA with their branching ratios ranging from 10-8 to 10-and 10-5 to 10-4 respectively,which may be accessible at the GigaZ option of the ILC.     

LFV decays of Z boson in Minimal R-symmetric Supersymmetric Standard Model

A future Z-factory will offer the possibility of studying rare Z decays Z → l_1l_2, such as those leading to lepton flavor violation(LFV) final states. In this work, by considering the constraints from radiative two-body decays l_2→ l_1γ, we investigate the LFV decays Z → l_1l_2 in the framework of the Minimal R-symmetric Supersymmetric Standard Model with two benchmark points from the existing literature. The flavor-violating off-diagonal entries Б~(12), Б~(13) and Б~(23) are constrained by the current experimental bounds of l_2→ l_1γ. Considering recent experimental constraints, we also investigate Br(Z → l_1l_2) as a function of M_D~W. The numerical results show that the theoretical predictions of Br( Z → l_1l_2) in the MRSSM are several orders of magnitude below the current experimental bounds. The LFV decays Z → eτ and Z →μт may be promising observation targets in future experiments.     

Properties of the decay H→γγ using the approximate α_s~4 corrections and the principle of maximum conformality

The decay channel H→γγ is an important channel for probing the properties of the Higgs boson.In this paper,we analyze its decay width by using the perturbative QCD corrections up to the α_s~4 order with the help of the principle of maximum conformality(PMC).PMC has been suggested in literature for eliminating the conventional renormalization scheme-and-scale ambiguities.After applying PMC,we observe that an accurate renormalization scale independent decay width Γ(H→γγ) up to the N~4 LO level can be achieved.Taking the Higgs mass,M_H = 125.09±0.21 ±0.11 GeV,given by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations,we obtain Γ(H→γγ)|LHC = 9.364_(0.075)~(0.076) KeV.     

b→cτ■ decay in supersymmetry with R-parity violation

In past years,several hints of lepton flavor universality(LFU)violation have emerged from the b→ct■,and b→sl~+l-data.More recently,the Belle Collaboration has reported the first measurement of the D* longitudinal polarization fraction in the B→D*τV decay.Motivated by this intriguing result,along with the recent measurements of RJ/Ψand τ polarization,we present the study of b→ct■ decays in supersymmetry(SUSY)with R-parity violation(RPV).We consider B→D(*)t■,Bc→ηct■,Bc→J/ψt■ and ∧b→∧ct■ modes and focus on the branching ratios,LFU ratios,forward-backward asymmetries,polarizations of daughter hadrons,and the τ lepton.The RPV SUSY was capable of explaining the RD(*) anomalies at the 2σ level,after taking into account various flavor constraints.In the allowed parameter space,the differential branching fractions and LFU ratios are largely enhanced by the SUSY effects,especially in the large dilepton invariant mass region.Moreover,a lower bound B(B~+→K~+vv)7.37×10~(-6) is obtained.These observables could provide testable signatures at the high-luminosity LHC and SuperKEKB,and correlate with direct searches for SUSY.     

Discriminating the HTM and MLRSM models in collider studies via doubly charged Higgs boson pair production and the subsequent leptonic decays

We present a case study for the doubly charged Higgs boson H~(±±) pair production in e~+e~-and pp colliders with their subsequent decays to four charged leptons.We consider the Higgs Triplet Model(HTM),which is not restricted by the custodial symmetry,and the Minimal Left-Right Symmetric Model(MLRSM).These models include scalar triplets with different complexities of scalar potentials and,because of experimental restrictions,completely different scales of non-standard triplet vacuum expectation values.In both models,a doubly charged Higgs boson H~(±±) can acquire a mass of hundreds of gigaelectronvolts,which can be probed at the HL-LHC,future e~+e~-,and hadron colliders.We take into account a comprehensive set of constraints on the parameters of both models coming from neutrino oscillations,LHC,e~+e~-,and low-energy lepton flavor violating data and assume the same mass of H~(±±).Our finding is that the H~(±±) pair production in lepton and hadron colliders is comparable in both models,though more pronounced in the MLRSM.We show that the decay branching ratios can be different within both models,leading to distinguishable four-lepton signals,and that the strongest are 4μ events yielded by the MLRSM.Typically,we find that the MLRSM signals are one order of magnitude larger those in the HTM.For example,the pp→ 4μMLRSM signal for 1 TeV H~(±±) mass results in a clearly detectable significance of S■11 for the HL-LHC and S■290 for the FCC-hh.Finally,we provide quantitative predictions for the dilepton invariant mass distributions and lepton separations,which help to identify non-standard signals.     

Searches for Dark Matter via Mono-W Production in Inert Doublet Model at the LHC

The Inert Doublet Model(IDM) is one of the many beyond Standard Model scenarios with an extended scalar sector, which provide a suitable dark matter particle candidate. Dark matter associated visible particle production at high energy colliders provides a unique way to determine the microscopic properties of the dark matter particle. In this paper, we investigate that the mono-W + missing transverse energy production at the Large Hadron Collider(LHC),where W boson decay to a lepton and a neutrino. We perform the analysis for the signal of mono-W production in the IDM and the Standard Model(SM) backgrounds, and the optimized criteria employing suitable cuts are chosen in kinematic variables to maximize signal significance. We also investigate the discovery potential in several benchmark scenarios at the 14 TeV LHC. When the light Z_2 odd scalar higgs of mass is about 65 GeV, charged Higgs is in the mass range from 120 GeV to 250 GeV, it provides the best possibility with a signal significance of about 3σ at an integrated luminosity of about 3000 fb~(-1).     

Phenomenology of Friedberg-Lee Texture in Left-Right Symmetric Model

We consider that the Higgs triplet Yukawa coupling takes the Friedberg-Lee texture, and the Higgs doublet Yukawa coupling simply identifies with the diagonal Yutawa coupling of charged lepton in the context of left-right symmetric model. In this scenario, the phenomenology, including effective neutrino masses, mixings, and thermal flavor-dependent leptogenesis and lepton flavor violation decays are studied. We investigate the combined constrain of the parameters in this scenario and test its consistency with present data.     

Exotic decays of the 125 GeV Higgs boson at future e~+e~- colliders

The discovery of unexpected properties of the Higgs boson would offer an intriguing opportunity to shed light on some of the most profound puzzles in particle physics. Beyond Standard Model(BSM) decays of the Higgs boson could reveal new physics in a direct manner. Future electron-positron lepton colliders operating as Higgs factories, including CEPC, FCC-ee and ILC, with the advantages of a clean collider environment and large statistics,could greatly enhance sensitivity in searching for these BSM decays. In this work, we perform a general study of Higgs exotic decays at future e~+e~-lepton colliders, focusing on the Higgs decays with hadronic final states and/or missing energy, which are very challenging for the High-Luminosity program of the Large Hadron Collider(HL-LHC).We show that with simple selection cuts,O(10~(-3)-10~(-5)) limits on the Higgs exotic decay branching fractions can be achieved using the leptonic decaying spectator Z boson in the associated production mode e~+e~-→ZH. We further discuss the interplay between detector performance and Higgs exotic decays, and other possibilities of exotic decays.Our work is a first step in a comprehensive study of Higgs exotic decays at future lepton colliders, which is a key area of Higgs physics that deserves further investigation.     

Pair production of Higgs boson in NMSSM at the LHC with the next-to-lightest C P-even Higgs boson being SM-like

The next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model(NMSSM)more naturally accommodates a Higgs boson with a mass of approximately 125 Ge V than the minimal supersymmetric standard model(MSSM).In this work,we assume that the next-to-lightest CP-even Higgs boson h2 is the SM-like Higgs boson h,whereas the lightest CP-even Higgs boson h_(1)is dominantly singlet-like.We discuss the h_1h_1,h_2h_2,and h_1h_(2)pair production processes via gluon-gluon fusion at the LHC for an collision energy of 14 Te V,and we consider the cases in which one Higgsboson decays to bˉb and the other decays toγγorτ~+τ~-.We find that,for m_(h1) 62 GeV,the cross section of the gg→h_1h_(1)process is relatively large and maximally reaches 5400 fb,and the production rate of the h_1h_1→bˉbτ~+τ~-final state can reach 1500 fb,which make the detection of this final state possible for future searches of an integrated luminosity of 300 and 3000 fb~(-1).This is mainly due to the contributions from the resonant production process pp→h_2→h_1h_(1)and the relatively large branching ratio of h_1→bb and h_1→τ~+τ~-.The cross sections of the pp→h_2h_2and pp→h_1h_2 production processes maximally reach 28 fb and 133 fb,respectively.     

Rare decays B_(s,d)~O→e~+e~- in a top quark two-Higgs-doublet model

In the framework of T2HDM, we calculated the new physics contributions involving neutral Higgs bosons to the branching ratios of B_(s,d)~0→e~+e~-(e=e,μ) decays. Comparing the theoretical predictions with the experimental upper-limits, we found that (a) The data of Br(B_d~0→e~+e~-)give the upper bound on tanβ: tanβ≤ 22, while Br(B_s~0→e~+e~-)give tanβ≤12 for fixed δ = 0°, m_H+=350 GeV, m_Ho = 160 GeV, m_Ho= 115 GeV and m_Ao=120 GeV; (b) A light neutral Higgs boson mass m_Ho (m_Ao) less than 50 GeV (120 GeV) is excluded by the data of branching ratios for B_(s,d)~0→e~+e~-(e=μ) decays with tanβ=10; (c) The bounds on m_(h~0) and tanβ, or m_(A~0) and tanβ are strongly correlated: a smaller (larger) tanβ means a lighter (heavier) neutral Higgs boson.     

An investigation into the lepton flavor changing neutral current at a Z-factory

The potential for detecting the lepton flavor changing neutral current (LFCNC) via the Z → eτ rare decay at a Z-factory is investigated.Practicable event selection strategies are designed to increase signal significance over SM contributions.Assuming no apparent deviation from SM predictions,one can conclude that the most general model-independent LFCNC effective form factors would be constrained at an unprecedent level,and accordingly a 3-order improvement from LEP1 measurements on the upper limit of BR(Z → eτ) could be achieved,as precisely as 10-8 with 100 fb-1 at Z-factory.     

Application of the parametric for mulae for electromagnetic showers in unconverted γ/π~0 discrimination

In the LHC experiment, the neutral pions produced during jet fragmentation are the background sources for all physics channels with high-energy photons in their final state. In this paper, the application of the three-dimensional parametric formula for electromagnetic (EM) showers, which we developed in the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer II experiment, is presented to distinguish the unconverted photons from the neutral pions. With the constructed electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) in a GEANT4 simulation, the parametric formulae were validated and the unconverted γπ⁰ discrimination was performed with the Toolkit for Multivariate Data Analysis (TMVA) package in ROOT for different transverse energies ranging from 15 GeV to 75 GeV, which is the most sensitive region for light Higgs (with mass ～120 GeV) searches with the channel H→γγ. With this discrimination method and the selected transverse energy region, we can reject π⁰ with the efficiency from ～40% (65--75 GeV) to ～90% (15--25 GeV) when keeping 90% γ efficiency.     

Optimizing Higgs factories by modifying the recoil mass

It is difficult to measure the WW-fusion Higgs production process(e~+e~-→νh)at a lepton collider with a center of mass energy of 240-250 Ge V due to its small rate and the large background from the Higgsstrahlung process with an invisible Z(e~+e~-→h Z,Z→ν).We construct a modified recoil mass variable,m~p_(recoil),defined using only the 3-momentum of the reconstructed Higgs particle,and show that it can separate the WW-fusion and Higgsstrahlung events better than the original recoil mass variable m_(recoil).Consequently,the m~p_(recoil)variable can be used to improve the overall precisions of the extracted Higgs couplings,in both the conventional framework and the effective-field-theory framework.We also explore the application of the m~p_(recoil)variable in the inclusive cross section measurements of the Higgsstrahlung process,while a quantitive analysis is left for future studies.     

Rare decays B_(s,d)~0→e+e~- in a top quark two-Higgs-doublet model

In the framework of T2HDM,we calculated the new physics contributions involving neutral Higgs bosons to the branching ratios of Bs0,d→e+e-(= e,μ) decays.Comparing the theoretical predictions with the experimental upper-limits,we found that(a) The data of Br(B0d →e+e-) give the upper bound on tanβ:tanβ 22,while Br(Bs0 →e+e-) give tanβ 12 for fixed δ = 0°,mH+= 350 GeV,mH0 = 160 GeV,mh0 = 115 GeV and mA0 = 120 GeV;(b) A light neutral Higgs boson mass mh0(mA0) less than 50 GeV(120 GeV) is excluded by the data o...     

B→K^＊у/Decay in Top-Quark Two-Higgs-Doublet Model

By employing the QCD factorization approach for the exclusive B→Vу decays, we study the exclusive decay B→K^＊у in the top-quark two-Higgs-doublet mode/（T2HDM）. Within the considered parameter space, we find the following conclusions （a） A hght charged-Higgs boson with a mass about 200 GeV is clearly excluded by the date of B→K^＊у decay, and this lower limit is comparable with that from the inclusive B→X8＊у decay; （b） The theoretical predictions for CP asymmetry of B→K^＊у in the T2HDM is always less than 1% in size; and （c） The isospin symmetry breaking for B→K^＊у decay in the SM and T2HDM considered here is around 6% in size and well consistent with the data and the general expectations.