Radiative corrections to Higgs production by e+e−→ZH in the Weinberg-Salam model

We present a complete analysis of the one-loop radiative corrections to the associated production of a Higgs boson (H) and a neutral vector boson (Z) in e⁺e^? annihilation up to energies and Higgs-boson masses of 1 TeV. In the region of interest for future experiments E ? 200 GeV (m_H ? 100 GeV) we find corrections of +25% which are essentially cancelled by soft-photon effects. The latter amount to ?31% for an electron counter resolution of 0.1.     

On W±, Z0, γ self-interactions: High energy behaviour and tree unitarity bounds

We analyze the high-energy behaviour of vector boson scattering amplitudes within the framework of a recently suggested lagrangian model based on global weak isospin symmetry broken by electromagnetism. Requiring vanishing of the most strongly (as s²) rising contribution to vector boson scattering amplitudes leads to vector boson self-interactions dependent on a single parameter, for which the anomalous W^± magnetic moment, κ, can be chosen. Tree unitarity is violated at about 2 TeV for arbitrary κ as in the SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y theory for m_H → ∞. The model is well suited for significant tests of the vector boson sector of the SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y electroweak theory in processes such as e⁺e⁻ → W⁺W⁻.     

A light neutral intermediate vector boson without large e+e−→ μ+μ− asymmetries

An effective SU(2)×U(1)×U(1)' electroweak theory is shown to permit the occurence of a pair of neutral intermediate vector bosons with masses 40 GeV?m_light?70 GeV, m^W.S._Z⁰<m_heavy?100 GeV. Neutrino neutral current interactions are shown to be the same as in the standard electroweak model, and e⁺e^?→μ⁺μ^? forward-backward asymmetries are within experimental bounds for m_light?40 GeV.     

Upper bounds on Higgs-Boson masses in the Weinberg-Salam model with three Higgs doublets

In the Weinberg-Salam model with three Higgs doublets, the positivity of masses and tree graph unitarity applied on Higgs scattering lead to the following upper bounds on Higgs masses: m_H1^±, m_H2^± < 883 GeV, m_H1⁰ < 500 GeV, m_H2⁰, m_H3⁰ < (958–1633) GeV, m_H4⁰, m_H5⁰ < (360–883) GeV.     

Current algebra calculation of e+e-→4π± and determination of ϱ′(1600) parameters

A current algebra calculation of e⁺e^-→4π^± cross section is carried out using the axial current matrix element obtained from τ→π?ν. Assuming ?′→?+2π(I=0, l=0), the following results are obtained: for the A₁ resonance, 1.05?m_A ?1.15 GeV; for ?′, Γ?′(total)≈0.23 GeV, M_?′≈1.5 GeV, Γ(?′→e⁺e^-)≈0.4 keV×B^?1(?′→?′ →?π⁺π).     

Searching for the standard model Higgs particle in Bs decays

Purely leptonic B_s decay, B_s→τ⁺τ⁻ and B_s→μ⁺μ⁻ are shown to be very sensitive to a standard model (SM) Higgs particle, for a t quark of mass ≳ 100 GeV, and for a Higgs mass of up to about 7 GeV, the latter being exchanged in the s-channel. B_d→ℓ⁺ℓ⁻ decays are also discussed. Theoretical cleanliness (i.e. absence of long-distance effects) of these modes also suggests that they should be very useful as precision tests of the SM and indicators of new physics.     

A determination of the CKM-matrix element ratio |V ts |/|V cb | from the rareB-decaysB→K *+γ andB→X s +γ

Implications of the recent CLEO observation [1] of the rare decay modeB→K ^*+γ having a combined branching ratio BR(B→K ^*+γ)=(4.5±1.5±0.9)×10^?5 and an improved upper limit on the inclusive branching ratio BR(B→X _s +γ)<5.4×10^?4 (95% C.L.) [2] are discussed in the context of the Standard Model (SM). Using the unitarity of the CKM-matrix and taking into account QCD radiative corrections in the decay rate and the inclusive photon energy spectrum we obtain an improved upper limit on the inclusive branching ratio BR(B→X _s +γ)<4.8×10^?4 (95% C.L.). This can be used to constrain possible non-SM contributions to the inclusive branching ratio, giving BR(B→X _s +γ) (non-SM)<3.0×10^?4 form _t >-108 GeV. Within the SM, we show that the resulting experimental upper limit can be interpreted as a corresponding limit on the CKM-matrix element ratio yielding |V _ts |/|V _cb |<1.67, with the top quark mass assumed to weigh less than 200 GeV. We calculate the relative exclusive to inclusive branching ratioR(K ^*/X _s )≡Γ(B→K ^*+γ)/Γ(B→X _s +γ), based on the inclusive hadronic invariant mass distribution inB→X _s +γ. Estimating theK ^*-contribution from this distribution in the threshold region (m _K +m _π)≤m _{X s} ≤0.97 GeV and using experimental measurements from the semileptonicD-decaysD→K+π+?v _? in the same mass interval, we obtainR(K ^*/X _s )=0.13±0.03. This enables us to put a lower bound on the ratio |V _ts |/|V _cb | from the 95% C.L. lower limit on the branching ratio BR(B→K ^*+γ)>1.6×10^?5 [1,2]. Combining the exclusive and inclusive decay rates, we determine 0.50≤|V _ts |/|V _cb |≤1.67 (at 95% C.L.).     

Study of quasi two-body final states in K−n reactions at 8.25 GeV/c

Cross sections for various channels in 3 prong + V₀ final states of K^?n interactions are obtained at 8.25 GeV/c. An energy dependence study of the quasi two-body reactions Σ^?(1385) + vector meson and ΛB^? seem to imply the presence of cuts in the Regge exchange formalism, whereas the reaction Δ(1236) $\text{K}$¹ (890) does not require such cuts. Upper limits of 1 and 2 μb are found for the reactions K^?n → ΛA₁ and K^?n → ΛA₂.     

Observation of possible production and decay of short-living heavy neutral particles in the SKAT neutrino experiment

In the SKAT bubble chamber neutrino experiment production of a short-living neutral particle with mass (1.4?m?2.5) GeV/c² and lifetime τ≈6×10^?12 s has been detected. The event may be interpreted as production and decay of the heavy lepton M⁰→μ^?+e⁺+ν_e with mass (1.4?m_M⁰?2.1) GeV/c². It might also be the production of a charmed particle D⁰→e⁺+τ^?+ν_e (D⁰→e⁺+π^?+ν_e) with mass 1.4?m_D⁰?2.5) GeV/c² in a non-diagonal neutral current. The probability to interpret the event as other possible processes is very low.     

ΔB = 2 transitions in supersymmetric theories

We carry out a systematic analysis of ΔB = 2 interactions in supersymmetric theories. The selection rules in ΔB = 2 transition depend on the relative value of M (the mass scale that characterizes the ΔB = 2 interactions) and Λ_s (the super-symmetry-breaking scale). In particular, if M ? 10⁴GeV and Λ_s ～ 10²GeV, the effective ΔB = 2 interactions induce NN annihilation in a nucleus yielding two kaons in the final state while processes with only one or zero kaons are suppressed by mixing angles. On the other hand, if M ? 10⁴GeV, then supersymmetry does not imply any additional selection rules beyond those of ordinary (non-supersymmetric) theories.     

Investigation of the reaction e+e− → ηπ+π− in the energy range up to 1.4 GeV

The reaction e⁺e⁻ → ηπ⁺π⁻ has been studied with the Neutral Detector in the CM energy range 1.05–1.40 GeV at VEPP-2M. At the maximum energy the cross section exceeds the prediction of the vector dominance with one ϱ(770). The following upper limits for the electron width times branching ratio into ηπ⁺π⁻ have been obtained for a resonance with a mass of 1.28 GeV and width of 0.08 GeV observed with the Omega-spectrometer at CERN: Λ_ee·B_ηππ < 9 eV, and for a ϱ′(1250) with a mass of 1.26 GeV and width of 0.125 GeV: Λ_ee·B_ηππ < 14 eV at 90% confidence level.     

Evidence for Λc+ in inclusive pp → (Λ0π+π+π−) + X and pp → (K−π+p) + X at √s = 53 and 62 GeV

A search for the charmed baryon, Λ_c⁺, has been carried out in inclusively, measured Λ⁰π^±π⁺π^? and K^?π^±p final states with longitudinal x > 0.75 in an experiment at the CERN intersecting storage rings. An effect with invariant mass near 2.3 GeV is observed in Λ⁰π⁺π⁺π^? with cross section times branching ratio Bσ = (2.8±1.0) μb; similar effect is observed in K^?π⁺p with Bσ = (2.3 ± 0.3) μb. The effect is seen only in the positive charge state, in agreement with an interpretation as Λ_c⁺. However, it is pointed out that in the same experiment, the non-charmed hyperon state Σ(1385)⁺ also has a cross section much larger than its corresponding negative charge state Σ(1385)^?.     

Higgs boson searches at the Tevatron

This article reviews the Higgs searches at the Tevatron, as presented over the summer of 2012; both standard model (SM) and beyond the standard model (BSM) results are discussed as detailed (arXiv: 1207.0449; Phys. Rev. Lett., 2012, 109: 071804; Phys. Rev. D, 2012, 85: 032005). We discuss the combination of searches by the CDF and D0 Collaborations for the standard model Higgs boson in the mass range 100–200 GeV/c ² produced in the the gg → H, WH, ZH, t{ie27-1}H, and vector boson fusion production modes, and decaying in the H → b{ie27-2}, H → W ⁺ W ^?, H → ZZ, H → τ ⁺ τ ^?, and H → γγ modes. The data, collected at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in p{ie27-3} collisions at {ie27-4} TeV, correspond to integrated luminosities of up to 10 fb^?1. In the absence of signal, we expect to exclude the regions 100<m _H < 120 GeV/c ² and 139<m _H < 184 GeV/c ². We exclude, at the 95% C.L., two regions: 100<m _H < 103 GeV/c ², and 147<m _H < 180 GeV/c ². We observe a significant excess of events in the mass range between 115 and 140 GeV/c ². The local significance corresponds to 3.0 standard deviations at m _H = 120 GeV/c ²; the global significance (incorporating the look-elsewhere effect) for such an excess anywhere in the full mass range investigated is approximately 2.5 standard deviations. Furthermore, we separately combine searches for H → b{ie27-5}, H → W+W ^? and H → γγ. We find that the excess is concentrated in the H → b{ie27-6} channel, appearing in the searches over a broad range of m _H ; the maximum local significance of 3.3 standard deviations corresponds to a global significance of approximately 3.1 standard deviations. The observed signal strengths in all channels are consistent with the expectation for a standard model Higgs boson at m _H = 125 GeV/c ². The production of neutral Higgs bosons in association with b-quarks can be significantly enhanced in various beyond the standard model scenarios, including Supersymmetry. The recent combination of such searches from the two collaborations is discussed.     

Signals for compositeness atep colliders: “Leptogluons” and exotic colored vectorbosons

Production rates and signals for coloroctet leptonsl ₈ atep machines like Hera and a \(\sqrt s = 2\) TeV collider are presented. In case of very heavy leptogluons:m ₈≈0(100 GeV) we argue that rates based on direct electron-gluon fusion are possibly strongly overestimated in the literature. In composite models the appearance of leptogluons always implies the existence of color exotic vectorbosons. Therefore we considerl ₈ production in electron-quark scatterings. We find that even at HERA energies such reactions should be detectable if there is nearby compositeness (Λ _H ～ several TeV) and the mass of the coloroctet neutrinom _v8<180 GeV. From such events it would be possible to extract information on the deeper structure of the preon model.     

Unitarity in Dirichlet Higgs model

We show that a five-dimensional Universal Extra Dimension model, compactified on a line segment, is consistently formulated even when the gauge symmetry is broken solely by non-zero Dirichlet boundary conditions on a bulk Higgs field, without any quartic interaction. We find that the longitudinal W ⁺ W ⁻ elastic scattering amplitude, under the absence of the Higgs zero mode, is unitarized by exchange of infinite towers of KK Higgs bosons. Resultant amplitude scales linearly with the scattering energy μ ?s\propto\sqrt{s}, exhibiting five-dimensional nature. A tree-level partial-wave unitarity condition is satisfied up to 6.7 (5.7) TeV for the KK scale m _KK=430 (500) GeV, favored by the electroweak data within 90% CL.     

Limits to possible scalar-boson mass and coupling from e+e− collisions

Measurements of e⁺e^? → e⁺e^? at 2.8 GeV are reported and interpreted in terms of limits for the mass and coupling of a possible scalar boson of the type introduced in recent renormalizable models of weak interactions. In particular, in the Georgi-Glashow scheme of leptons we find that the scalar boson mass must be larger than 10 GeV for an m_W = 10 GeV (m_W mass of the W-boson) and of 6.5 GeV for m_W = 15 GeV. Alternatively its coupling is extremely weak.     

Λ0 hyperon polarization in inclusive production by 24 GeV protons on platinum

We report a search for Λ⁰ polarization in inclusive production by 24 GeV protons on platinum made on data taken at CERN. These data show Λ⁰ polarization of the same direction and magnitude and with the same p_T dependence as found at 300 GeV at Fermilab.