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Constraints on the Higgs boson self-coupling from the combination of single and double Higgs boson production in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

Aram Hayrapetyan , A. Tumasyan , W. Adam , Janik Walter Andrejkovic , T. Bergauer , S. Chatterjee , K. Damanakis , M. Dragicevic , Priya Sajid Hussain , M. Jeitler ,

arXiv (Cornell University)

Abstract

The Higgs boson (H) trilinear self-coupling, $\lambda_3$, is constrained via its measured properties and limits on the HH pair production using the proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV. The combination of event categories enriched in single-H and HH events is used to measure $\kappa_\lambda$, defined as the value of $\lambda_3$ normalized to its standard model prediction, while simultaneously constraining the Higgs boson couplings to fermions and vector bosons. Values of $\kappa_\lambda$ outside the interval $-$1.2 $\lt$$\kappa_\lambda$$\lt$ 7.5 are excluded at 2$\sigma$ confidence level, which is compatible with the expected range of $-$2.0 $\lt$$\kappa_\lambda$$\lt$ 7.7 under the assumption that all other Higgs boson couplings are equal to their standard model predicted values. Relaxing the assumption on the Higgs couplings to fermions and vector bosons the observed (expected) $\kappa_\lambda$ interval is constrained to be within $-$1.4 $\lt$$\kappa_\lambda$$\lt$ 7.8 ($-$2.3 $\lt$$\kappa_\lambda$$\lt$ 7.8) at 2$\sigma$ confidence level.

Keywords

Higgs boson Particle physics Physics Proton Coupling (piping) Boson Production (economics) Nuclear physics Economics Engineering

Subject Areas

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies ·Nuclear and High Energy Physics ·Physical Sciences
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research ·Nuclear and High Energy Physics ·Physical Sciences
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Physical Sciences