Vector boson decays of the Higgs boson

We derive the width of the Higgs boson into vector bosons. General formulas are derived both for the on–shell decay as well for the off–shell decays, and , where . For the off-shell decays the width of the decaying vector boson is properly included. The formulas are valid both for the Standard Model as well as for arbitrary extensions. As an example we study in detail the gauge-invariant effective Lagrangian models where we can have sizable enhancements over the Standard Model that could be observed at LEP. Received: 31 July 1998 / Revised version: 23 September 1998 / Published online: 6 November 1998     

Higgs boson cosmology

The discovery of the Standard Model Higgs boson opens up a range of speculative cosmological scenarios, from the formation of structure in the early universe immediately after the big bang, to relics from the electroweak phase transition one nanosecond after the big bang, on to the end of the present-day universe through vacuum decay. Higgs physics is wide ranging, and gives an impetus to go beyond the Standard Models of particle physics and cosmology to explore the physics of ultra-high energies and quantum gravity.     

Dilaton as the Higgs boson

We propose a model where the role of the electroweak Higgs field is played by the dilaton. The model contains terms which explicitly violate gauge invariance; however, it is shown that this violation is fictitious, so that the model is a consistent low-energy effective theory. In the simplest version of the idea the resulting low-energy effective theory is the same as the top mode standard model.     

Taming the off-shell Higgs boson

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - We study the off-shell Higgs data in the process pp → h (*) → Z (*) Z (*) → 4l, to constrain deviations of the Higgs couplings....     

Higgs boson production and weak boson structure

The influence of the QCD structure of the weak bosons on the Higgs boson production ine-p scattering is studied. The energy and Higgs boson mass dependence of the cross-section, following from the new contributions, is calculated. Work supported by the Polish State Committee for Scientifić Research (grant No. 2 P03B 081 09) and the Volkswagen-Stiftung     

漫谈希格斯粒子

希格斯玻色子发现于2012年,是粒子物理学研究中的一件划时代的大事。它在粒子物理的“标准模型”中起关键性作用,通过神秘的对称性破缺机制给基本粒子带来质量,和高深莫测的量子真空息息相关,也被认为在宇宙演化的极早期起重要作用。在希格斯玻色子发现十周年之际,文章将从科普视角出发,描绘希格斯玻色子的理论背景、粒子特性、实验探测、研究现状和展望,揭开希格斯玻色子的神秘面纱,理解它的过去、现在和未来。     

Implications of the Higgs boson discovery

With the discovery of the Higgs boson by the LHC in 2012, a new era started in which we have direct experimental information on the physics behind the breaking of the electroweak (EW) symmetry. This breaking plays a fundamental role in our understanding of particle physics and sits at the high-energy frontier beyond which we expect new physics that supersedes the Standard Model (SM). In this review we summarize what we have learned so far from LHC data in this respect. In the absence of new particles having been discovered, we discuss how the scrutiny of the properties of the Higgs boson (in search for deviations from SM expectations) is crucial as it can point the way for physics beyond the SM. We also emphasize how the value of the Higgs mass could have far-reaching implications for the stability of the EW vacuum if there is no new physics up to extremely large energies.     

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.     

Distinguishing a SM-like MSSM Higgs boson from SM Higgs boson at muon collider

We explore the possibility of distinguishing the SM-like MSSM Higgs boson from the SM Higgs boson via Higgs boson pair production at future muon collider. We study the behavior of the production cross-section in SM and MSSM with Higgs boson mass for various MSSM parameters tan β and m _A . We observe that at fixed CM energy, in the SM, the total cross-section increases with the increase in Higgs boson mass whereas this trend is reversed for the MSSM. The changes that occur for the MSSM in comparison to the SM predictions are quantified in terms of the relative percentage deviation in cross-section. The observed deviations in cross-section for different choices of Higgs boson masses suggest that the measurements of the cross-section could possibly distinguish the SM-like MSSM Higgs boson from the SM Higgs boson.      

The Higgs boson of the Standard Model

An introduction is made to the key concepts of gauge invariance and spontaneous symmetry breaking which are the foundations of the Standard Model of particle physics. A new scalar field corresponding to a spin-0 particle, the Higgs boson, is a necessary consequence of this model. Properties of the Higgs boson are constrained; however, its mass is not. Searches using LEP have been both unique, intense, and also efficient: the Standard Model Higgs boson must be heavier than 114 GeV$/{\mathrm{c}}^2$. A hint of a signal was obtained at 115 GeV$/{\mathrm{c}}^2$, but will have to be confirmed (or falsified) by forthcoming experiments at the Tevatron and LHC. To cite this article: M. Davier, C. R. Physique 8 (2007).     

On heavy Higgs boson production

We develop the technique for calculating interference effects in the effective-W boson method. We find that these effects produce a very large azimuthal asymmetry for single Higgs boson production, which could be used as identification of the process. We also find that the cross section of Higgs boson pair production strongly depends on Higgs self-interaction, and for non-standard models of Higgs bosons could be 5 or 10 times larger than in the case of the standard one.Laboratoire associé au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique     

Theoretical estimate of the Higgs boson mass

It is assumed that the Higgs particle distorts space-time in its own neighborhood and generates a self-referential nonlinear field. Its almost flat space-time metric form gives a nonlinear equation of motion admitting soliton-like solutions. This in turn gives rise to a new type of wave—space-time (mass-transmitting) interactions allowing particles to acquire mass. The curvature of the (pseudo-) Riemannian manifold of a Higgs space-time yields the mass formulam ₂ ^WZ =d ³ x detGR _H (x)=1/4m ₂ ^H orm _H =182 GeV.     

Quantum-hydrodynamical picture of the massive Higgs boson

The phenomenon of spontaneous symmetry breaking admits a physical interpretation in terms of the Bose condensation process of elementary spinless quanta. In this picture, the broken-symmetry phase emerges as a real physical medium, endowed with a hierarchical pattern of scales, supporting two types of elementary excitations for : a massive energy branch , corresponding to the usual Higgs boson field, and a collective gapless branch . This is similar to the coexistence of phonons and rotons in superfluid ⁴He that, in fact, is usually considered the condensed-matter analog of the Higgs condensate. After previous work dedicated to the properties of the gapless phonon branch, in this paper we use quantum hydrodynamics to propose a physical interpretation of the massive branch. On the base of our results, M_H coincides with the energy gap for vortex formation and a massive Higgs boson is like a roton in superfluid ⁴He. Within this interpretation of the Higgs particle, there is no naturalness problem since M_H remains a naturally intermediate, fixed energy scale, even for an ultimate ultraviolet cutoff .Received: 24 November 2003, Published online: 29 January 2004     

Higgs boson as a dilaton

We study possible phenomenological consequences of the recently proposed new approach to the Weinberg-Salam model. The electroweak theory is considered as a gravity and the Higgs particle is interpreted in it as a dilaton, without the usual potential of interaction in the Higgs sector. We have taken as a test the process of photon pair production, e ⁺ + e ⁻ → Z + γ + γ. In the framework of new formulation this reaction is mediated in the lowest order by the dilaton. The cross section is found to be rather small.     

Decay channels of the standard Higgs boson

In this paper, we review the results of studies on the decay channels of the standard Higgs boson: H → f + f?, H → Z + f + f?, H → W + f + f?′, H → γ + γ, H → γ + Z and H → g + g. Here ff? or ff?′are the fundamental fermions pair (leptons, quarks). Within the framework of the Standard Model analytical expressions for the partial widths of the indicated decays were obtained and their dependence on the mass of the Higgs boson was studied.     

Determining the CP properties of the Higgs boson

The search and the probe of the fundamental properties of Higgs boson(s) and, in particular, the determination of their charge conjugation and parity (CP) quantum numbers, are the main tasks of future high-energy colliders. We demonstrate that the CP properties of a standard model-like Higgs particle can be unambiguously assessed by measuring just the total cross section and the top polarization in associated Higgs boson production with top quark pairs in e(+)e(-) collisions.