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QCD corrections to Higgs boson production and H →𝑏$\overline{𝑏}$ decay in weak boson fusion

Asteriadis, Konstantin ; Behring, Arnd; Melnikov, Kirill; Novikov, Ivan; Röntsch, Raoul

Abstract:

We study QCD corrections to the process where a Higgs boson is produced in weak boson fusion and then decays into a pair of massive 𝑏 quarks. We find that typical experimental criteria used to identify 𝑏 jets in this process affect QCD corrections to the decay, making it necessary to account for them in the proper description of this process. Indeed, if corrections to the production and decay are combined, the fiducial cross section of the weak boson fusion process 𝑝⁢𝑝→𝐻⁡(→𝑏$\overline{𝑏}$)⁢𝑗⁢𝑗 is reduced by about 40% relative to leading-order predictions, compared to just about 8% if only corrections to the production process are considered. We investigate the origin of these large corrections through next-to-next-to-leading order and conclude that they appear because a number of independent moderately large effects conspire to significantly reduce the fiducial cross section for this process.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000175103
Veröffentlicht am 14.10.2024
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Theoretische Physik (ITP)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 09.2024
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2470-0010, 2470-0029
KITopen-ID: 1000175103
Erschienen in Physical Review D
Verlag American Physical Society (APS)
Band 110
Heft 5
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 054017
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 16.09.2024
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